Mythimna () is a former municipality in the
Chania regional unit,
Crete
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Kissamos
Kissamos () is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Chania regional unit and of the former Kissamos Province which covers the northwest corner of the island. The town of Kissamos is also known as ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of .
It was part of the former
Kissamos
Kissamos () is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Chania regional unit and of the former Kissamos Province which covers the northwest corner of the island. The town of Kissamos is also known as ...
province
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which covered the north west of
Chania Prefecture
Chania (), also spelled Hania, is one of the four regional units of Crete; it covers the westernmost quarter of the island. Its capital is the city of Chania. Chania borders only one other regional unit: that of Rethymno to the east. The western ...
.
The municipal unit of Mythimna extends from the north coast to the foothills of the White Mountains (''
Lefka Ori
Lefka Ori (, meaning 'White Mountains') or Madares ( from the Cretan Greek meaning 'without coverage, bald, bare of any vegetation for high mountain areas') is a mountain range located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture. The White Mounta ...
''). The seat of the municipality was
Drapanias
Drapanias () is a small village in northwestern Crete, in the regional unit of Chania. It was the principal town in the Cretan municipality of Kissamos. It was built in the ruins of the ancient town of Methymna.
The nearby village of Ano Drapania ...
.
See also
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List of communities of Chania
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References
External links
Municipality description
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)
Kissamos