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Zakynthos (city)
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Zakynthos is a city and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos
, Ionian Islands
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital of the island of Zakynthos. Apart from the official name Zakynthos, it is also called Chora (i.e. the Town, a common denomination in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town).
The municipal unit of Zákynthos lies in the easternmost part of the island and has a land area of 45.788 km² and a population of 39,015 at the 2001 census. It is subivided into the communities Zakynthos (pop. 11,196), Ampelokipoi
(1,425), Argasi
(793), Vasilikos
(734), Gaitani
(1,401) and Bochali
(889). The municipal unit also includes the Strofades
islands, which lie about 50 km south of Zákynthos Island.
Zakynthos has a varied terrain, with fertile plains in the southeastern part and mountainous terrain with steep cliffs along the coasts on the west. The mild, Mediterranean climate and the plentiful winter rainfall endow the island with dense vegetation. The principal products are olive oil, currants, grapes and citrus fruit.
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...
, Ionian Islands
Ionian Islands Periphery
Ionian Islands is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the historical region of the Ionian Islands, except for the island of Kythera which belongs to Attica.-Administration:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos
Zakynthos
Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital of the island of Zakynthos. Apart from the official name Zakynthos, it is also called Chora (i.e. the Town, a common denomination in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town).
The municipal unit of Zákynthos lies in the easternmost part of the island and has a land area of 45.788 km² and a population of 39,015 at the 2001 census. It is subivided into the communities Zakynthos (pop. 11,196), Ampelokipoi
Ampelokipoi, Zakynthos
Ampelokipoi is a town in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos. It is part of the municipal unit of Zakynthos...
(1,425), Argasi
Argassi
Argasi Argasi Argasi ( is a village in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos. It is part of the municipal unit of Zakynthos (city). Its 2001 population was 590 for the village and 793 for the municipal district, including the village Kalliteros.-Nearest places:...
(793), Vasilikos
Vasilikos, Zakynthos
Vasilikos is a village located in the southeastern part of the municipality and the island of Zakynthos. The road linking up to Gerakas and Zakynthos is to the north. Vasilikos is famous for its beaches, hotels, villas and restaurants. It is located about 16 km SE of Zakynthos and its airport...
(734), Gaitani
Gaitani
Gaitani is a village in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos. It is part of the municipal unit of Zakynthos. Its 2001 population was 1,401.-Population:-Panorama:...
(1,401) and Bochali
Bochali
Bochali is a village in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos. It is part of the municipal unit of Zakynthos . Its 2001 population was 700 for the village, and 889 for the municipal district, including the villages Akrotiri and Kydoni.-Nearest places:*Zakynthos, east*Gaitani,...
(889). The municipal unit also includes the Strofades
Strofades
Strofades is a group of two small Greek islands in the Ionian Islands. They lie about south-southeast of the island of Zakynthos. Administratively they are part of the Municipality of Zakynthos...
islands, which lie about 50 km south of Zákynthos Island.
Geography
Notable people
- DionysiosDionysios of ZakynthosSaint Dionysios of Zakynthos was a 16th century Orthodox Christian Archbishop of Aegina. He was born on the Greek island of Zakynthos in 1546. He is the patron saint of Zakynthos and is celebrated on August 24 and December 17....
(16th century), patron saint of Zakynthos - Pavlos CarrerPavlos CarrerPavlos Carrer was a Greek composer.Carrer was born in Zakynthos. He studied in Zakynthos and in Corfu. In the early 1850s he moved to Milan, where his first operas and ballets were performed at the stages of the Teatro Carcano and the Teatro alla Canobbiana. In the same city he published some of...
(1829-1896), composer - Ugo FoscoloUgo FoscoloUgo Foscolo , born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and poet.-Biography:Foscolo was born on the Ionian island of Zakynthos...
(1778-1827), writer, revolutionary and poet - Andreas KalvosAndreas KalvosAndreas Kalvos was a contemporary of Dionysios Solomos and one of the greatest Greek writers of the 19th century. Paradoxically enough, no known portrait of his survives today.-Biography:...
(1792-1869), poet - Dionysios SolomosDionysios SolomosDionysios Solomos was a Greek poet from Zakynthos. He is best known for writing the Hymn to Liberty , of which the first two stanzas, set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros, became the Greek national anthem in 1865...
(1798-1857), poet