Thisvi

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Thisvi
Θίσβη
Location
Thisvi
Coordinates 38°16′N 22°58′E / 38.267°N 22.967°E / 38.267; 22.967Coordinates: 38°16′N 22°58′E / 38.267°N 22.967°E / 38.267; 22.967
Government
Country:Greece
Administrative region: Central Greece
Regional unit: Boeotia
Municipality: Thebes
Population statistics (as of 2001)[1]
Municipal unit
 - Population: 4,480
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Auto: ΒΙ

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] Population 4,480 (2001).

The seat of the 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.

References

  1. ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 793 KB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003. 
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
Subdivisions of the municipality of Thebes
Municipal unit of Plataies
Municipal unit of Thebes
  • Ampelochori
  • Eleonas
  • Mouriki
  • Neochoraki
  • Thebes
  • Ypato
Municipal unit of Thisvi
Municipal unit of Vagia


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