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
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 is ...
(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
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Dionysios (16th century), patron saint of Zakynthos
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Pavlos Carrer (1829–1896), composer
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Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827), writer, revolutionary and poet
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Andreas Kalvos (1792–1869), poet
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Dionysios Solomos (1798–1857), poet
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Zakynthos is
twinned with:
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Limassol, Cyprus
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Serravalle, San Marino
Serravalle is a ''castello'' in northern San Marino. With a population of 10,878 inhabitants (of which 2,000 are of foreign origin) and an area of 10.53 km2, it is not only the most densely populated municipality in San Marino, but it also con ...
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Kiryat Bialik,
IsraelΖάκυνθος: Αδελφοποιήθηκε με την πόλη Κιριάτ Μπιαλίκ
(in Greek). Zakynthos: twinned with the city of Kiryat Bialik
* Guadalajara
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, Mexico
References
Populated places in Zakynthos
Greek prefectural capitals
Populated places in ancient Ionian Islands
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