Mykines, Greece


Mykines, known before 1916 as Charvati, is a village and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 159.033 km2. It is located 1 km west of the ancient site of Mycenae and 2 km east of the highway linking Argos and Corinth. It is 9 km north of Argos.

Name

The name Mykines is the modern Greek version of Mycenae. The village is near the archaeological site of Mycenae.

Historical population

Mykines was historically an Arvanite town.
YearCommunityMunicipal unit
1981440-
19914364,412
20014224,349
20113543,388
20213422,885