Poseidonia ( el, Ποσειδωνία, Posidonía, named after
Poseidon) is a village and a former
municipality on the island of
Syros, in the
Cyclades,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is a municipal unit.
The population was 3,893 inhabitants at the 2011 census, and the land area is 23.705 km².
The municipal unit shares the island of Syros with the municipal units of
Ano Syros
Ano Syros ( el, Άνω Σύρος, “Upper Syros”) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is a mun ...
and
Ermoupoli
Ermoupoli ( el, Ερμούπολη), also known by the formal older name Ermoupolis or Hermoupolis ( el, < "Town of "), is a to ...
. It is also known as ''Dellagrazia'' (name taken from a small church of Maria della Grazia).
References
Populated places in Syros
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