Andros (town)
Andros Άνδρος | |
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Andros town | |
![]() ![]() Andros | |
Location within the Cyclades ![]() | |
Coordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°ECoordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | South Aegean |
Regional unit | Andros |
Municipality | Andros |
Population (2001)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 4,107 |
Community | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Vehicle registration | EM |
Andros (Greek: Άνδρος), also called Chora (Χώρα, "main town"), is a town and a former municipality on the island of Andros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andros, of which it is a municipal unit, and shares the island of Andros with the municipal units of Korthio and Ydrousa. [2] Its population was 4,107 inhabitants at the 2001 census.
It has a mix of post-World War I neoclassical mansions with vernacular Cycladic houses. The town squares are paved with marble. At the end of the headland are two islands. The first, linked to the mainland by a brick bridge, with a ruined Venetian castle and the second with a lighthouse. There are four museums: the extensive Archaeological Museum, Museum of Modern Art, a Nautical Museum and a Folklore Museum.
References
- ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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