Zakynthos

Zakynthos
	Small town
Zakynthos
	Greek Ζάκυνθος
	Flag
A country	Greece
Status	Community and peripheral administrative center
Periphery	Ionian Islands
Peripheral unit	Zakynthos
Community	Zakynthos
History and Geography
Square	;
Timezone	and
Population
Population	9772 people ( 2011 )
Nationalities	Greeks
Denominations	Orthodox, Catholics
Digital identifiers
Telephone code	+30 26950
Postcode
Car code	ΖΑ

Zakynthos ^[2] ( Greek Ζάκυνθος ^[1] , Italian. Zante, Zacinto ) is a small town in Greece in the east of Zakynthos . The administrative center of the community (Dima) is Zakynthos and the peripheral unit of Zakynthos in the periphery of the Ionian Islands . The population of 9772 inhabitants according to the 2011 census ^[1] . In addition to the official name, it is also called Hora - the usual designation of a city in Greece, if the name of it and the island on which it is located are the same.

Temple of St. Dionysius in Zakynthos

The bell tower of the church of St. Dionysius

Content

History

Zakynthos is an ancient Achaean settlement. Systematic excavations to discover ancient settlements have not yet been carried out.

In 1185, Zakynthos was captured by the Normans, which provided a tangible Western influence on the urban appearance and architecture. The long domination of the Republic of Venice (XIV-XVII century) left its mark on the general appearance of the city. Following the model of St. Mark's Square in Venice, the city of Aiu Marco Square, on which the St. Mark's Catholic Church is located, arose. Also, the first music school in modern Greece was founded in Zakynthos, and with the weakening of Venetian and English domination in the 18th and 19th centuries, literature flourished. The representative of this culture is the famous poet Dionysios Solomos . In 1864, British domination ended, and the city as part of the Ionian Republic officially became part of Greece. After World War II, the city received appreciation for the actions of its mayor Lucas Carrera and the Greek Orthodox bishop during the German occupation from September 1943 to October 1944: almost 300 Jews were sheltered.

The city suffered many times from strong earthquakes, but was rebuilt each time. The last major earthquake was on August 12, 1953, which almost completely destroyed the city. The reconstruction was based on old building plans so that the city could maintain its former appearance. Today Zakynthos is a mixture of new buildings and reconstructed buildings.

The Museum of Solomos and other prominent figures of Zakynthos, restored in 1957 and opened in 1966 ^[3], is located on Aiu Marku Square. Zionynthos Museum, built in 1959, is located on Dionisiu Solomu Square ^[4] . In 2013, a bronze bust of the famous Russian naval commander Fedor Ushakov was placed near the walls of the church of St. Dionysius.

Zakynthos Community

The community (dim) of Zakynthos includes the Strofad monastery on the island of Stamfanion in the Strofades group. The population of 9773 is 2011 census ^[1] . An area of 5.717 square kilometers ^[5] .

Locality	Population (2011) ^[1] , people
Zakynthos	9772
Strofad Monastery	one

Population

Year	Population
1991	10 457 ^[6]
2001	11 082 ^[6]
2011	↘ 9772 ^[1]

Natives

Carrer, Pavlos (1829–1896) - one of the first Greek opera composers, author of 12 operas.
Solomos, Dionysios (1798-1857) - poet, author of The Anthem to Freedom, the national anthem of Greece.
Foscolo, Hugo (1778-1827) - poet and philologist.
Tsokos, Dionysios (1814-1862) - artist, one of the pioneers of modern painting in Greece.

Twin Cities

Ripatransone , Italy

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού-Απογραφής 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). Date of treatment October 22, 2017.
↑ Zakynthos // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 125.
↑ Μουσείο Σολωμού και Επιφανών Ζακυνθίων. Περιγραφή (Greek) . Οδυσσέας . Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού (2012). Date of treatment December 11, 2017.
↑ Μουσείο Ζακύνθου. Περιγραφή (Greek) . Οδυσσέας . Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού (2012). Date of treatment December 11, 2017.
↑ Απογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνιμος πληθυσμός) (Greek) . - Πειραιάς: Εθνική στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - Τ. I. - Σ. 370 - ISSN 1106-5761 .
↑ ¹ ² Μόνιμος και Πραγματικός Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Απογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (unavailable link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . Date of treatment June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.

[stat-1] ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού-Απογραφής 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). Date of treatment October 22, 2017.

[2] Zakynthos // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 125.

[3] Μουσείο Σολωμού και Επιφανών Ζακυνθίων. Περιγραφή (Greek) . Οδυσσέας . Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού (2012). Date of treatment December 11, 2017.

[4] Μουσείο Ζακύνθου. Περιγραφή (Greek) . Οδυσσέας . Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού (2012). Date of treatment December 11, 2017.

[ss-5] Απογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνιμος πληθυσμός) (Greek) . - Πειραιάς: Εθνική στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - Τ. I. - Σ. 370 - ISSN 1106-5761 .

[s1-6] ¹ ² Μόνιμος και Πραγματικός Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Απογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (unavailable link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . Date of treatment June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.