Lerna / Myloi (Argolida)

Lerna - Statistics
Prefecture: Argolis
Province: Province of Argos
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:

37.547/37°32'48' N lat.
22.717/22°43'4 E long
Population: (2001)
3042
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:

Argolic Gulf
29 m(centre)
around 500 to 700 m
Postal code: 212 00
Area/distance code: 11-30-27510 (030-27510)-4
Municipal code: 0410
Car designation: AP
3-letter abbreviation: LRN

Myloi or Myli, Mili (Greek: Μύλοι), is a village and the seat of the municipality of Lerna in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Argolis. The old GR-7 is about 100 m from the train station of Myloi and is also accessed by a rare road linking Nea Kios - Nafplio and the rest of central and eastern Argolis. It is located about 62 km SSW of Corinth, about 6 km SW of Argos, about 140 km WSW of Athens, about 13 km W of Nafplio and about 55 km E of Tripoli. It is located next to the northwestern part of the Argolic Gulf.

Nearest places

Nea Kios, E

Geography

Location: 37°32′48″ N 22°43′4″ E

Postal code: 212 00

Elevation: 29 m and sea level

Dialing code: +11+30-27510 (030-27510)-4

Historical population

Year Communal population Municipal population
1981 698
1991 552
2001 746 3042


Myloi has a school, a church, a post office, a train station (connecting with the line of Kalamata - Tripoli - Argos - Corinth) west of the square, a port and a square (plateia). The village also has a spring in the area. It also has campgrounds.

Much of the area in the northeast are used for farming while forests surround the town and the coastline, the rocky landscape of the mountains lie to the west.

Myloi also has a spring, a beach, a lake and a castle.

The settlement of Myloi dates back to around 2500 BC. For the earlier history of Lerna, see Lerna.

The municipality of Lerna (), population 3042 (2001) is divided in

  • Myloi / Δ.δ. Μύλων [ 921 ]
    • Myloi / οι Μύλοι [ 746 ]
    • Kalamaki / το Καλαμάκιον [ 131 ]
    • Kougaiika / τα Κουγαίικα [ 44 ]
  • Andritsa / Δ.δ. Ανδρίτσης -- η Ανδρίτσα [ 73 ]
  • Kiveri / Δ.δ. Κιβερίου [ 1.144 ]
    • Kiveri / το [ 995 ]
    • Velanidia / η Βελανιδιά [ 111 ]
    • Spiliotakis / ο Σπηλιωτάκης [ 38 ]
  • Skafidaki / Δ.δ. Σκαφιδακίου [ 904 ]
    • Skafidaki / το Σκαφιδάκιον [ 659 ]
    • Almyros / ο Αλμυρός [ 115 ]
    • Dichalis / τα Διχάλια [ 130 ]


Municipalities and communities of the Argolis Prefecture

Argos | Asini | Asklipieio | Epidaurus | Ermioni | Koutsopodi | Kranidi | Lerna | Lyrkeia | Midea | Mykines | Nafplion | Nea Kios | Nea Tiryntha

Achladokampos | Alea

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