Apeiranthos

Apeiranthos or Aperathos (Greek: Απείρανθος or Απέραθος; local dialect: Απεράθου, Aperáthou) is a mountainous village on the island of Naxos in Greece. It is located 28 km (17 mi) north-east of the capital of the island, built on the foothill of mountain Fanari, on an altitude between 570 and 640 m. The similarities of the local dialect and traditions to those of mountainous Cretan villages has led some historians to the conclusion that Apeiranthos was built by Cretans during the 10th century.^{[citation needed]} The first historical evidence regarding the existence of the village goes back to 1420, on a reference by the Italian traveler Cristoforo Buondelmonti on his book Liber insularum archipelagi (The Book of the Islands of the Archipelago).

Apeiranthos Απείρανθος
Community
Panoramic view of Apeiranthos from the East
Apeiranthos
Coordinates: 37°04′20″N 25°31′20″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Naxos
Municipality	Drymalia
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	773
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

The village has four museums: the Archaeological Museum of Apeiranthos, the Museum of Folk Art, the Geological Museum, and the Museum of Natural History. With a population of 722 (2011 census), the village is the second largest on the island after Filoti.

Notable people

• Manolis Glezos (1922–2020), politician and writer
• Petros Protopapadakis (1854–1922), Prime Minister of Greece
• Michalis Vardanis (1936–2014), Army officer

Natural History Museum

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  Caretta caretta. Apeiranthos Natural History Museum
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  Physeter macrocephalus. Apeiranthos Natural History Museum
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  Monachus monachus. Apeiranthos Natural History Museum
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  Tursiops truncatus. Apeiranthos Natural History Museum

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.