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Argasi
Argasi ( el, Αργάσι) is a village and a community in the southern part of the island of Zakynthos. It is part of the municipal unit of Zakynthos (city). The community includes the village Kalliteros. It is situated on the east coast of the island, at the northwestern foot of the hill Skopos. It is 3 km southeast of Zakynthos city and 3 km northeast of Kalamaki. Argasi is a popular beach resort. The beach is very small here and not recommended by locals for visiting. Population See also *List of settlements in Zakynthos This is a list of settlements in Zakynthos, Greece. * Agalas * Agia Marina * Agioi Pantes * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Kirykos * Agios Leontas * Alikanas * Ampelokipoi * Anafonitria * Ano Gerakari * Ano Volimes * Argasi * Bochali * Exo Chora ... References External linksZante Argasi {{Zakynthos (town) Populated places in Zakynthos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakynthos (city)
Zakynthos ( el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ) or Zante ( el, Τζάντε, Tzánte), 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 and a population of 16,810 at the 2011 census. It is subdivided into the communities Zakynthos (pop. 9,773), Ampelokipoi (1,930), Argasi (1,266), Vasilikos (799), Gaitani (1,899) and Bochali (1,143). The municipal unit also includes the Strofades islands, which lie about south of Zákynthos island. Notable people *Dionysios (16th century), patron saint of Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In Zakynthos
This is a list of settlements in Zakynthos, Greece. * Agalas * Agia Marina * Agioi Pantes * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Kirykos * Agios Leontas * Alikanas * Ampelokipoi * Anafonitria * Ano Gerakari * Ano Volimes * Argasi * Bochali * Exo Chora * Fiolitis * Gaitani * Galaro * Gyri * Kalamaki * Kalipado * Kallithea Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ... * Katastari * Kato Gerakari * Keri, Greece, Keri * Koiliomenos * Korithi * Kypseli, Zakynthos, Kypseli * Lagkadakia * Lagopodo * Lithakia * Loucha * Machairado * Maries, Zakynthos, Maries * Meso Gerakari * Mouzaki, Zakynthos, Mouzaki * Orthonies * Pantokratoras * Pigadakia * Planos * Romiri * Sarakinado * Skoulikado * Tragaki * Vanato * Vasilikos, Zakynthos, Vasilikos * Volimes * Vougiato * Zakynthos (city) {{di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionian Islands (region)
The Ionian Islands Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων, translit=Periféria Ioníon Níson, ) is the smallest by area of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece located in the Ionian Sea. It comprises all the Ionian Islands except Kythera, which, although historically part of the island group, was separated and integrated to the Attica Region. Demographics The population of the Ionian Islands in 2011 was 207,855, decreased by 1.5% compared to the population in 2001. Nevertheless, the region remains the third by population density with 90.1/km2 nationwide, well above the national of 81.96/km2. The most populous of the major islands is Corfu with a population of 104,371, followed by Zante (40,759), Cephalonia (35,801), Leucas (23,693) and Ithaca (3,231). In 2001, the foreign-born population was 19,360 or 9.3%, the majority of which was concentrated in Corfu and Zante. Most of them originate from Albania (13,536). The fertility rate for 2011 according t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakynthos
Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; el, Ζάκυνθος, Zákynthos ; it, Zacinto ) or Zante (, , ; el, Τζάντε, Tzánte ; from the Venetian form) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. Zakynthos is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and its only municipality. It covers an area of and its coastline is roughly in length. The name, like all similar names ending in , is pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology the island was said to be named after Zakynthos, the son of the legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus. Zakynthos is a tourist destination, with an international airport served by charter flights from northern Europe. The island's nickname is "the Flower of the Levant", bestowed upon it by the Venetians who were in possession of Zakynthos from 1484 to 1797. History Ancient history The ancient Greek poet Homer mentioned Zakynthos in the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', stating that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skopos (Zakynthos)
Skopos ( el, Σκοπός, before 1926: Σέτινα - ''Setina''; Macedonian: Сетина, ''Setina'') is a village in Florina regional unit, Greece. History There were fortified palaces of Bulgarian Tsar Samuel at the beginning of the 11th century, near the place where today's village is. In the autumn of 1017 the fortress was captured and burned down by the Byzantine Emperor Basil II. Soon afterwards, the Battle of Setina took place. In it the Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Vladislav opposed the Byzantines, but he was defeated. In 1845 the Russian slavist Victor Grigorovich recorded "Tsrevo" as a mainly Bulgarian village. In the book ''Ethnographie des Vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique'', published in Constantinople in 1878, that reflects the statistics of the male population in 1873, "Setigne" was noted as a village with 50 households and 140 male Bulgarian inhabitants.Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 187 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalamaki, Zakynthos
Kalamaki ( el, Καλαμάκι) is the name of a beach resort town on the Greek island of Zakynthos. It is located approximately 3 km northeast of the busy resort of Laganas, although despite the close proximity it maintains a much more relaxed atmosphere than its neighbour. It has experienced rapid growth in recent years, due to the growing influx of tourism with the number of charter flights to the area increasing twentyfold between 1983 and 1993.Dimopoulos, Dimitrios, (2001) "The National Marine Park of Zakynthos: A Refuge for the Loggerhead Turtle in the Mediterranean" ''Marine Turtle Newsletter'/ref> It is located on the south of the island, in the Bay of Laganas. The beach at Kalamaki is also a nesting place for the endangered loggerhead sea turtle. As a consequence, the Greek government declared the beach as part of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos. The Greek parliament had previously protected the area through the development of legislation in 1986. This led to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
