- Ermoupoli
"See also
Hermopolis (disambiguation) for other uses"Infobox Greek Dimos
name = Ermoupoli
name_local = Ερμούπολη
periph =South Aegean
prefec =Cyclades
population = 13400
population_as_of = 2001
area = 11.325
elevation =
lat_deg = 37
lat_min = 26
lon_deg = 24
lon_min = 55
postal_code = 841 00
area_code = 22810
licence = ΕΜ
mayor =
website = [http://www.hermoupolis.gr www.hermoupolis.gr]
caption_skyline = Ermoupoli
city_
city_
districts =
party =
since =
elevation_min = 0
elevation_max = 10Ermoupoli (Greek: Ερμούπολη "Ermoúpoli"), also known with its formal name as Ermoupolis (Greek: "polytonic|Ἑρμούπολις" < polytonic|Ἑρμοῦ πόλις "
Hermes town", latinized Hermoupolis), is a city inGreece . It is the capital and main city of the island ofSyros and theCyclades prefecture.History
Ermoupoli was founded during the
Greek Revolution in the 1820s, as an extension to the existingAno Syros township. It soon became the leading commercial and industrial center of Greece, as well as its main port. The renownedGreek Steamship Company was founded in the city in 1856. Thousands of ships were built in the various Syrosshipyard s.Eventually Ermoupoli was eclipsed by
Piraeus in the late 19th century. In the following decades the city declined. Recently, its economy has greatly improved, based on the service industry.ister cities
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El Puerto de Santa María ,Spain Notable people
*
Demetrius Vikelas (1835-1908) businessman, writer and the first president of the International Olympic Committee
*Olga Broumas (1949) poet and translator
*Stelios Mainas (1957) actorExternal links
* [http://www.hermoupolis.gr/ Official website of Ermoupoli] el icon
* [http://www.syros.aegean.gr University of the Aegean in Ermoupoli]
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