KASTRI, or CASTRI, Grecian village on the southern slope of Mount Parnassus, and built upon the site of Delphi (q.v.). The greater part of the village has been moved re cently farther to the west to permit of the ex cavations of ruins of the ancient city under taken by French scientists in 1893.
principal town and capital of the islands of Mytilene, Chios and Lininos or Lemnos. It is also called Lemnos and Mytilene. Kastro is situated on the east coast of the island of Lesbos and possesses an ancient acropolis crowned by a magnificent castle dating back to the 14th century. Until the island was ceded to Greece at the close of the Balkan War, it had long been a Turkish Sanjak and at the same time, the seat of a Greek church arch bishop. Being thus a place of considerable ecclesiastical importance, Kastro possesses numerous churches and mosques. Situated in the Grecian archipelago midway between Mount Athos and the coast of Asia Minor, Lemnos and the town of Kastro are the centre of an extensive trade reaching to all the sur rounding islands and to the coast country.
The island is divided into two peninsular por tions by the bays of Paradise and Saint An thony, both of which have excellent harbors each of which is named after the bay on which it is situated. Lemnos produces, in its rich valleys, tobacco, fruits, grain, wine and oil and these form the principal exports of the city. From Kastro and the surrounding country was exported to Greece and all the islands of the archipelago the famous Lemnian earth which was believed to be an effective remedy against snake bites and wounds. Kastro is connected with the mainland of Mytilene by a causeway, while the Island of Lesbos has extensive harbor facilities on two sides thus increasing the city's commercial importance as the centre of its trade and that of the neighboring islands. The island and the city are intimately connected with Greek history and mythology. Population of the city of Kastro about 60,000 principally Moslems. The city and the island are frequently called Stalimene. See LEInrios; Mrritt.Eriz.