Dimini

Dimini
Διμήνι
Dimini is located in Greece
Dimini
Dimini
Coordinates: 39°21′N 22°53′E / 39.350°N 22.883°E / 39.350; 22.883
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitMagnesia
MunicipalityVolos
Municipal unitAisonia
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community2,102
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dimini culture
PeriodNeolithic Europe
Datescirca 4800 BCE — circa 3200 BCE
Preceded bySesklo culture
Followed byEutresis culture
Dimini archaeological site.
Neolithic artefacts and depiction of the Dimini walled settlement

Dimini (Greek: Διμήνι; older form: Diminion) is a village near the city of Volos, in Thessaly (central Greece), in Magnesia. It was the seat of the municipality of Aisonia. The name Aisonia dates back to ancient times. Currently, Dumini is the westernmost place in the Volos area. The Dimini area contains both a Mycenean settlement and a Neolithic settlement. The Neolithic settlement in Dimini was discovered near the end of the 19th century and was first excavated by the archaeologists Christos Tsountas and Valerios Stais.

The palace of ancient Iolcos is believed to be located in modern-day Dimini, where, in 2001, a Mycenaean palace was excavated.[2]

  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.
  2. ^ "Scientists trace the trail of Argonauts". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-09-11.

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