Myloi, Argolis

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Lerna
Λέρνα
Location
Myloi, Argolis (Greece)
Myloi, Argolis
Coordinates 37°33′N 22°43′E / 37.55, 22.717Coordinates: 37°33′N 22°43′E / 37.55, 22.717
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 29 m (95 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Peloponnese
Prefecture: Argolis
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 3,042
Codes
Postal: 212 00
Area: 27510
Auto: AP

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.

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[edit] Historical population

Year Communal population Change Municipal population
1981 698 - !! -
1991 552 -146/-20.92% ! 2,742

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. Since about five years the camping unfortunately doesn't exist anymore

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.

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