Vathy (, ''Vathý'') is a community and a former municipality on the island of
Samos
Samos (, also ; , ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese archipelago, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the Mycale Strait. It is also a separate reg ...
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North Aegean
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Greece
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. Since 2019, it has been a municipal unit of the municipality of
East Samos.
The town proper, also known as Ano Vathy (Άνω Βαθύ, upper Vathy), is an old hillside suburb of the town of
Samos
Samos (, also ; , ) is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese archipelago, and off the coast of western Turkey, from which it is separated by the Mycale Strait. It is also a separate reg ...
. Before 1958, the town of Samos was known as Limin Vatheos (port of Vathy);
Σάμος (Σάμου)
EETAA local government changes hence, many islanders still often refer to all of the town as Vathy. According to the 2021 census, the population of the community of Vathy was 3,767, while the population of the municipal unit was 12,506.
Notable people
* Themistoklis Sophoulis (1860–1949), politician
* Stefan Bogoridi (1775–1859), first prince of Samos (1834–1850)
* William Roger Paton (1857-1921), author and scholar
References
External links
Official website
Samos Travel
Visit Samos
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Populated places in Samos
Greek prefectural capitals