Thisvi

Thisvi (Greek: Θίσβη) is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Thebes, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 245.492 km², the community 39.350 km².[3] Population 2,476 (2011).

Thisvi Θίσβη
Thisvi Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°16′N 22°58′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Boeotia
Municipality	Thebes
• Municipal unit	245.492 km^2 (94.785 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,476
• Municipal unit density	10/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Community [1]
• Population	190 (2011)
• Area (km^2)	39.350
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΒΙ

The municipal unit consists of the communities of Chostia, Domvraina, Ellopia, Thisvi and Xironomi. The seat of the former municipality was in Domvraina. The municipal unit is named after the Mycenaean city (now ruined) of Thisbe, which is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad's Catalogue of Ships as a participant in the Trojan War.[4] The scant remains of the Mycenaean acropolis that is surrounded by Cyclopean walls is located on a hill called Palaiokastro which is to the Northwest of the town.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. Homer, Iliad 2.502

External links

• Book in Greek (2016): "Beotians in America", (Γ.Ε. Αντωνίου)