Trizonia ( el, Τριζόνια) is a small island in

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and the only inhabited island among the islands of the Corinthian gulf. Along with the nearby islets Prasoudi, Planemi and Agios Ioannis comprise a small group of islands. It is located in the north coasts of Corinthian gulf opposite the villages

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and

Chania Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion. The muni ...

Phocis Phocis ( el, Φωκίδα ; grc, Φωκίς) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It stretches from the western mountainsides of Parnassus on the east to the mountain range of Vardo ...

prefecture. Its area is 2.5 square kilometers and its population is 64 inhabitants according to 2011 census. The island belongs to Dorida municipality in Phocis regional unit.

Description

The origin of the name of the island is unknown. According to a view, the name derives from the small insect

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(in Greek trizoni). In accordance with another view the name derives from corruption of name trionisia that means three islands (because the small group of islands comprises three islands). On the island there is a small settlement, built in the north part. The nearly circular bay in front of the settlement is used as small port for yachts. The island is visited by boat from the opposite village of

, at the coast of

. On the island there aren't motor vehicles. Trizonia has three beaches. The biggest of them is named Pounta (also known as the red beach) and is located in the south of the island, with a view of the Peloponnesian coast,

Aigio Aigio, also written as ''Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio'' ( el, Αίγιο, Aígio, ; la, Aegium), is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipali ...

and the Rio–Antirrio Bridge.

History

Edward Blaquiere, a former lieutenant in the Royal Navy and a well known philhellene of his time, visited Trizonia in 1825 and he mentions a ruined village. He also mentions the excellent harbour of the island which is sheltered from all winds. The Greek military leader and politician

Andreas Londos Andreas S. Londos ( el, Ανδρέας Λόντος, 1786–1846) was a Greek military leader and politician. Born in Vostitsa in 1786, he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria in 1818, and was one of the first military leaders to raise the banner ...

came to Trizonia in 1827 with 500 soldiers. In the ensuing battle with the 2000 Ottomans who were there at that time, the Greeks under the guidance of Londos won, causing great damage to the Ottoman army.Επιτομή της Ιστορίας της αναγεννηθείσης Ελλάδος αρχομένη από του έτους 1715, και λήγουσα το 1837. Διηρημένη εις τόμους τρεις / Συγγραφείσα παρά Αμβροσίου Φραντζή Πρωτοσυγκέλλου της πρώην Χριστιανουπόλεως επαρχίας (Αρκαδίας), και εκδοθείσα παρ΄ αυτού προς χρήσιν των Ελλήνων προσφωνηθείσα δε τω μεγαλειοτάτω βασιλεί της Ελλάδος Όθωνι τω Α'., ΑΘΗΝΑΙ, 1841
(pdf In Greek, free access in Google books)

Historical population

Gallery

File:Τριζονια 2.jpg, Trizonia File:Τριζονια 1.jpg, Trizonia village File:Trizonia island as seen from Peloponnese.jpg, View of Trizonia island as seen from Peloponnese. (outlined with a black line) File:Trizonia island.jpg, Trizonia island and

Sergoula Sergoula ( el, Σεργούλα) is a settlement and a community of the municipality of Dorida, Phocis in Greece. The community Sergoula consists of three villages: Sergoula, Paralia Sergoulas ("Sergoula Beach") and Palaiochori. Sergoula was estab ...

(as seen from the national road) File:Trizonia island and Gulf of Corinth.jpg, Trizonia island, Gulf of Corinth and the coast of Peloponnese on the south File:Trizonia.JPG, Map of Trizonia island in Greece (Regional unit of

)

References

External links

trizonia.gr
{{Dorida div Gulf of Corinth Landforms of Phocis Islands of Central Greece Populated places in Phocis