Mygdonia Μυγδονία | |
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.jpg) The town of Liti in the winter | |
 Location within the regional unit | |
  Mygdonia | |
| Coordinates:40°46′N22°57′E / 40.767°N 22.950°E /40.767; 22.950 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Thessaloniki |
| Municipality | Oraiokastro |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 98.506 km2 (38.033 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 9,830 |
| • Municipal unit density | 99.8/km2 (258/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mygdonia (Greek:Μυγδονία) is an administrative area in theThessaloniki regional unit,Greece. A former municipality, since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipalityOraiokastro, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It has a population of 9,830 (2021). The municipal unit of Mygdonia includes three communities,Drymos, Liti andMelissochori. The seat of the municipality was in Liti. The municipal unit has an area of 98.506 km2.[3]
Mygdonia is named after the historical region ofMygdonia, which encompassed a much larger region than the modern municipal unit, stretching fromLake Volvi to theAxios river, including the city ofThessaloniki.[4] According to the legend, it was named afterMygdon, a mythological figure considered to be a son ofAres andCallirhoe.[5]
According to archaeologists, the area has been inhabited since theMesolithic era (9000-7000 BC). The first inhabitants werePelasgians, followed byThracian tribes such as theMygdones and theEdoni, untilAlexander I of Macedon conquered and annexed the area.
Archaeological discoveries have been made in the area, near the Liti village and at the location ofDerveni. Discoveries include the ruins of the ancient city ofLete, ancientMacedonian tombs, tombstones, altars, statues, clay statuettes, coins, etc. Perhaps the most important discovery is theDerveni papyrus, an ancient Greekpapyrus scroll, found in the city'snecropolis in 1962 - a philosophicaltreatise onOrphic religion.
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