Pylos
town in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece
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Summary
Pylos is a city[1]. Pylos ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,673 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Municipality of Pylos-Nestor[3], Commune of Pylos, Messinia[4]
- Country: Greece[5]
- Follows: Pylos (Messenia)[6]
- Postal code: 240 01[7]
- Commons category: Pylos[8]
- Licence plate code: ΚΜ[9]
- Local dialing code: 2723[10]
- Inception: 1865[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Peloponnese[12]
- Significant event: Siege of Neokastro[13]
- Official website: http://www.pylos.gr[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pylos[15]
- Population: 2104[16], 2111[17], 1989[18], 2222[19], 2345[20], 2611[21]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[25], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[26], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Capital of: Municipality of Pylos-Nestor[29], Pylia Province[30]
- Official name: Πύλος[31]
- Native label: Πύλος[32]
- Elevation above sea level: 0 m[33]
- Area: 143.91 km²[34]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Pylos[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pylos include Bay of Navarino[36], a cove[37], in Greece[38].
Why It Matters
Pylos has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Pylos is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Pylos include Bay of Navarino[36], a cove[37], in Greece[38].