Eresos-Antissa

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|periph = North Aegean

|periphunit = Lesbos

|municipality = West Lesbos

|pop_municunit = 4259

|population_as_of = 2021

|area_municunit = 290.947

|elevation = 50

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|postal_code = 811 05

|area_code = 22530

|licence = MY

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Eresos-Antissa ({{langx|el|Ερεσός-Άντισσα}}) is a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. From the 2010 local government reform until 2019 it was part of the municipality of Lesbos{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} and since 2019 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of West Lesvos.{{Cite web|title=Περιγραφή Δήμου|url=https://www.mwlesvos.gr/perigrafi-dimoy/|access-date=2021-02-04|website=Δήμος Δυτικής Λέσβου|language=el}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wFqnM3eAbJzrXdtvSoClrL87TVLbP6RgP3tIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6qSYtMQEkEHLwnFqmgJSA5UkHEKavWyL4FoKqSe4BlOTSpEWYhszF8P8UqWb_zFijOYvZQ9oVzh_eHrjhF2IgFB0wiv-nanwQoPLtSkFjBWO|title=Τροποποίηση του άρθρου 1 του ν. 3852/2010|trans-title=Amendment of Article 1 of l. 3852/2010|page=1164|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} It is located in the westernmost part of the island, and is the largest municipal unit of the island in land area at 290.947 km².{{cite web |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }} Its population was 4,259 at the 2021 census. The seat of the municipality was in Eresos. The next largest towns are Antissa, Mesótopos, Vatoússa and Chidira.

Notable people

  • Terpander (7th century BC) poet and citharode

References

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Category:Populated places in Lesbos

Category:West Lesbos

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