Orchomenus (Boeotia)
Orchomenos
Ορχομενός | |
|---|---|
The Acropolis of Orchomenus | |
| Coordinates: 38°29′N 22°59′E / 38.483°N 22.983°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Boeotia |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 415.9 km2 (160.6 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 230.098 km2 (88.841 sq mi) |
| • Community | 43.431 km2 (16.769 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 9,381 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 7,105 |
| • Municipal unit density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| • Community | 4,285 |
| • Community density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Orchomenus (Ancient Greek: Ὀρχομενός Orchomenos), the setting for many early Greek myths, is best known today as a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, Greece, that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods. It is often referred to as "Minyan Orchomenus", to distinguish it from a later city of the same name in Arcadia.