Mykines, Greece
Village in Argolis, Greece
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Mykines (Greek: Μυκήνες, romanized: Mykínes), known before 1916 as Charvati (Χαρβάτι),[2] is a village and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 159.033 km2.[4] It is located 1 km west of the ancient site of Mycenae and 2 km east of the highway linking Argos and Corinth. It is 9 km north of Argos.
Mykines
Μυκήνες | |
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The house of Heinrich Schliemann in Mykines, now a restaurant | |
 Location within the regional unit | |
  Mykines Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′N 22°45′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Argolis |
| Municipality | Argos-Mykines |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 159.0 km2 (61.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,885 |
| • Municipal unit density | 18.14/km2 (46.99/sq mi) |
| • Community | 342 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 212 00 |
| Area code | 27510 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
Name
The name Mykines is the modern Greek version of Mycenae. The village is near the archaeological site of Mycenae.