# Ermoupoli

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{{Short description|Town in Syros, Greece}}
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{{Other uses|Hermopolis (disambiguation)}}
{{Redirect|Hermoupolis|the cargo ship in service 1947-66|SS Hermoupolis}}
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
 |name = Ermoupoli
 |name_local = Ερμούπολη
 |type = municipal unit
 |image_map = DE Ermoupoleos.svg
 |map_caption = Location within the regional unit
 |periph = [South Aegean](/source/South_Aegean)
 |periphunit         = [Syros](/source/Syros)
 |municipality = [Syros-Ermoupoli](/source/Syros)
 |pop_municunit = 13399
 |pop_community = 11039
 |population_as_of = 2021
 |area_municunit =  11.2
 |elevation = 20
 |coordinates = {{coord|37|26|N|24|55|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
 |postal_code = 841 00
 |area_code = 22810
 |licence = ΕΜ
 |website = [http://www.hermoupolis.gr www.hermoupolis.gr]
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|caption_skyline    = '''Clockwise from top:''' Panoramic view of the City of Ermoupoli, the [Miaouli Square and the City Hall of Ermoupoli](/source/Miaouli_Square), [Cathedral of Saint Nicholas](/source/Saint_Nicholas), a central street in Ermoupoli, [Industrial Museum of Ermoupoli](/source/Ermoupoli), Building of the South Aegean Administration, and characteristic examples of urban architecture in Ermoupoli.
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|established_c = 1820s
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'''Ermoupoli''' ({{langx|el|Ερμούπολη}}), also known by the formal older name '''Ermoupolis''' or '''Hermoupolis''' ({{langx|el|{{lang|grc|Ἑρμούπολις}}}} < {{lang|grc|Ἑρμοῦ πόλις}} "Town of [Hermes](/source/Hermes)"), is a town and former [municipality](/source/Communities_and_Municipalities_of_Greece) on the island of [Syros](/source/Syros), in the [Cyclades](/source/Cyclades), [Greece](/source/Greece). Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality [Syros-Ermoupoli](/source/Syros), of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[Government Gazette](/source/Government_Gazette_(Greece))}}</ref> It is also the capital of the [South Aegean](/source/South_Aegean) region. The municipal unit has an area of 11.18&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=stat01>{{cite web |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-21 }}</ref>

==History==
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Ermoupoli was founded during the [Greek Revolution](/source/Greek_Revolution) in the 1820s, as an extension to the existing [Ano Syros](/source/Ano_Syros) township, by refugees from other Greek islands because of the War. It soon became the leading commercial and industrial center of Greece, as well as its main port. The renowned [Greek Steamship Company](/source/Greek_Steamship_Company) was founded in the city in 1856. Thousands of ships were built in the various Syros [shipyard](/source/shipyard)s.<ref>{{cite book |author=L.S. Skartsis |title= Modern Greece's Machines: A Comprehensive Guide to Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers (1700 to Present)|url=https://www.academia.edu/166113877/Modern_Greeces_Machines_A_Comprehensive_Guide_to_Greek_Vehicle_and_Machine_Manufacturers_1700_to_Present_|year= 2026 |location= Athens}}{{ISBN|978-618-00-6734-7}}(open access eBook)</ref>

Eventually Ermoupoli was eclipsed by [Piraeus](/source/Piraeus) in the late 19th century. In the following decades the city declined, remaining the administrative center of the Cyclades islands. In the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, its economy has significantly improved, based on the sectors of services, industry, education and tourism.

{{wide image|Brainsik-ermoupoli.jpg|580px|Panoramic view of the harbour.}}
[[File:Syros emoupolis agios nikolaos 240707.jpg|thumb|The Cathedral of [Saint Nicholas](/source/Saint_Nicholas), patron saint of the city.]]

==Geography==
===Climate===
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|location = Ermoupoli, Greece
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|Jan high F = 55
|Feb high F = 56
|Mar high F = 60
|Apr high F = 67
|May high F = 75
|Jun high F = 84
|Jul high F = 87
|Aug high F = 86
|Sep high F = 81
|Oct high F = 74
|Nov high F = 65
|Dec high F = 58
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 47
|Feb low F = 47
|Mar low F = 49
|Apr low F = 54
|May low F = 60
|Jun low F = 68
|Jul low F = 72
|Aug low F = 73
|Sep low F = 68
|Oct low F = 62
|Nov low F = 56
|Dec low F = 50
|year low F=
|source 1 = <World Weather Online= >{{cite web |url=http://www.worldweatheronline.com/v2/weather-averages.aspx?q=Ermoupoli,%20Greece |title=Ermoupoli Weather | publisher=World Weather Online |year=2016 |work=Ermoupolis Monthly Climate Average, Greece |access-date=13 September 2016}}
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==Notable people==
*[Emmanouil Benakis](/source/Emmanouil_Benakis) (1843–1929), merchant and politician
*[Olga Broumas](/source/Olga_Broumas) (1949), poet and translator
*[Manos Eleftheriou](/source/Manos_Eleftheriou) (1938–2018), lyricist
*[Stelios Mainas](/source/Stelios_Mainas) (1957), actor
*[Michael Melas](/source/Michail_Melas), father of [Pavlos Melas](/source/Pavlos_Melas), fighter of the [Greek Struggle for Macedonia](/source/Struggle_for_Macedonia)
*[Emmanuel Rhoides](/source/Emmanuel_Rhoides) (1836–1904), writer and journalist
*[Markos Vamvakaris](/source/Markos_Vamvakaris) (1905–1972), [rebetiko](/source/rebetiko) musician
*[Demetrius Vikelas](/source/Demetrius_Vikelas) (1835–1908), businessman, writer and the first president of the [International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:Posidonos, Ermoupoli 841 00, Greece - panoramio (1).jpg|Ermoupolis
File:Syros Ano Syros u Ermoupolis140707.jpg|Ano Syros und Ermoupolis
File:Syros1904.jpg|Postcard of Ermoupoli, 1904
File:Syros emoupolis rathaus 240707.jpg|The City Hall, [Miaoulis Square](/source/Miaoulis_Square)
File:Dimarxeio Ermoupolis night.jpg|Ermoupoli town hall at night, Syros, 2019
File:Street in Ermoupolis, Syros, Greece 2.jpg|Eleutheriou Venizelou street
File:Apollon Theater.JPG|[Apollo Theatre](/source/Apollon_Theater%2C_Syros)
File:Ermoupoli, a view of the city and Didymi.jpg|Ermoupoli, Agios Nikolaos & Didymi
File:St. Nicolas and Vaporia district, Syros island, Greece - panoramio.jpg|Seaside view of Saint Nicholas Cathedral
File:Ermoupoli in syros.jpg|Vaporia district
File:Syros ermoupolis 140707.jpg|City view from the port
File:ERMOUPOLIS-SYROS.jpg|Ermoupolis & Ano Syros
File:Anastaseos Church, Ermoupolis, Syros (September 28, 2014).jpg|Resurrection Church
File:Ermoupolis panorama, Syros, Greece - panoramio.jpg|Ermoupolis panorama, Syros, Greece
File:Ermoupoli 2.jpg|Restaurants on Emmanuel Rhoides street, Ermoupoli
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ermoupoli}}
*[http://www.hermoupolis.gr/ Official website of Ermoupoli] {{in lang|el}}

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Category:Greek prefectural capitals
Category:Greek regional capitals
Category:Populated places in Syros
Category:Populated places established in the 1820s

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