Kythnos is a Greek island and municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos.
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10 Facts About Kythnos
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Kythnos was until recently considered to be one of the last Cycladic islands unaffected by the impact of tourism, but this is inexorably changing.
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Kythnos can lay claim to one of the oldest known habitations in the Cycladic islands, a Mesolithic settlement at Maroulas on the northeast coast.
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Profitis Elias, suggest that Kythnos was a supplier of raw materials for metallurgy to other islands during the Bronze Age.
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Some sources say the island took its name from King Kythnos of the Dryopes; others suggest this is a mythical rather than a historical figure.
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In 1207, Kythnos was annexed to the Frankish overlord Marco Sanudo's Aegean Duchy of the Archipelago .
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Kythnos was succeeded in 1809 by the monk Makarios Filippaios from Kythnos, who continued teaching during the years of Ioannis Kapodistrias.
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Kythnos took part in the 1821 Revolution and during its duration was a safe haven for Greek refugees from areas such as Chios, Psara and Aivali.
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Kythnos was represented in the 3rd National Assembly of Epidaurus, in the 3rd National Assembly of Troizina by Moschos Filippaios and N Economidis Levantis .
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Kythnos has more than 90 beaches, many of which are still inaccessible by road.
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