Andros (town)

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Andros
Άνδρος

Andros town
Andros

Coordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°E / 37.833; 24.933Coordinates: 37°50′N 24°56′E / 37.833°N 24.933°E / 37.833; 24.933
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

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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