Petra, Lesbos
Encyclopedia
Petra is a former municipality
on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located at the northwest of Lesbos and comprises the villages Petra, Skoutaros, Stypsi, Lafionas, Ypsilometopo and the settlements Petri and Anaxos.
is approx. 6 km to the north. The municipality has a land area of 72.479 km² and a population of 3,749 at the 2001 census. Its largest towns are Pétra, the municipal seat (pop. 1.246), Stýpsi (1,024), and Skoutáros (967). Petra has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (plateia
).
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on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located at the northwest of Lesbos and comprises the villages Petra, Skoutaros, Stypsi, Lafionas, Ypsilometopo and the settlements Petri and Anaxos.
Geography
The region combines exceptional natural beauties: olive groves and forests with pines, oak-trees, cypress-trees as well as fruit-bearing trees, traditional stone built mountain villages with running waters and rich vegetation, but also seaside modern summer holiday settlements with sandy beaches and crystal waters. Petra Lesvos is beginning to sprawl behind its broad, sandy beach and seafront square with a core of old stone houses, many with Levantine-style balconies overhanging the streets. Petra takes its name from the giant monolith located some distance inland and capped by the eighteenth-century church of Panagia Glykofiloussa, reached via 114 rock-hewn steps on the northeast side. The town of MithymnaMithymna
Mithymna is a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. The second most important town of the island, it is located NE of Eressos, N of Plomari and NW of...
is approx. 6 km to the north. The municipality has a land area of 72.479 km² and a population of 3,749 at the 2001 census. Its largest towns are Pétra, the municipal seat (pop. 1.246), Stýpsi (1,024), and Skoutáros (967). Petra has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasia, a church and a square (plateia
Plateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
).
Historical population
| Year | Village population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 994 | - |
| 1991 | 915 | 3,603 |
| 2001 | 1,246 | 3,749 |