Alonissos, Alonisos or Alonnisos (Greek: Αλόννησος) is an island, a village and a municipality located in the eastern part of the Sporades and the southern part of the island. It is 3 km (2 nm) E of the island of Skopelos. The village is locally known as Chora. The port of Alonissos which is located in the northeastern part near the centre of Skiathos serves the cities of Volos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros. The municipality includes the other islands of Adhelfopoulo, Gioura, Kyra Panagia, Pelagos, Persitera, Piperi, Psathoura and Skantzoura The island is shaped from southwest to northeast, the length is 4.5 km from northwest to southeast and the width is 20 km from southwest to northeast. The island are mostly made up of limestone. The nearest islands are Skopelos to the west and smaller islands to the southeast and to the northeast. It is located east of mainland Greece and Magnesia, northeast of Euboea and northwest of the island of Skyros. Beaches are around Alonissos and Patitiri. Alonissos is also a bay which is in the southern part between Patitiri and Alonissos. The roads are not accessible but hat narrow lanes, stairs and staircases. Several restaurants in the area offers tables which offers a view of other islands and Skopelos. In the Medieval Times and until the 19th century, the village was known as Chiliodromia which meaned a thousand routes. Other names included Liadromia and Heliodromia. In ancient times, the place was known as Ikos Evonymos. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Greece and the Aegean Sea The Aegean sea in Greece as seen from the island of Santorini The Aegean Sea (Greek: Αιγαίον Πέλαγος, Aigaion Pelagos; Turkish: Ege Denizi) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, located between the Greek peninsula and Anatolia (Asia Minor, now part of Turkey). ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. ... This is a list of some of the 3000 islands of Greece: Chrysi Crete Dia Euboea Gavdos Koufonisi Ydra The Cyclades Amorgos Anafi Andros Antiparos Anydro Delos Donoussa Folegandros Gyaros Ios Irakleia Kea Keros Kimolos Kithnos Makronisos Milos Mykonos (Mikonos) Naxos Paros Pholegandros Santorini (also called Thira) Serifos Sifnos Sikinos... This page is about a city in Greece. ... Skiathos (Greek: Σκιάθος), Latin forms: Sciathos and Sciathus is a city and a small island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece. ... Skyros (Greek: Σκύρος) is the southernmost island of the Sporades, a Greek archipelago in the Aegean Sea. ... Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. ... Euboea, or Negropont (Greek: Εύβοια, modern transliteration: Evvoia, Evvia or Evia), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Alonissos has one main road which leads to three villages in the western part of the island and several unused roads throughout the island.

Communities and subdivisions

• Alonissos
• Patitiri

Information

The geography of Skopelos includes a mountaintop to the northeest and bushy within Alonissos. Agriculture is also common, mainly mixed farming and vineyards, the main products are almonds, grapes, figs and olives. Spruce trees are also common. Fishing is also common on the island. Tourism is, however, the main industry. Housing walls remain standing while the roofs were ruined. This article refers to the plant. ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis... Species About 800, including: Ficus altissima Ficus americana Ficus aurea Ficus benghalensis - Indian Banyan Ficus benjamina - Weeping Fig Ficus broadwayi Ficus carica - Common Fig Ficus citrifolia Ficus drupacea Ficus elastica Ficus godeffroyi Ficus grenadensis Ficus hartii Ficus lyrata Ficus macbrideii Ficus microcarpa - Chinese Banyan Ficus nota Ficus obtusifolia Ficus palmata... For the Italian political alliance see Olive Tree, and the color, olive (color). ... Species About 35; see text. ...

Houses are built next to each other are have stone walls. A small fortress protected against enemies and pirates. The island and the village was heavily damaged in the 1965 earthquake. Many inhabitants rebuilt the damages houses later but many of them were in Patitiri. 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ...

The beaches around the island consists of rough gravel. It is accessible with a moped or a boat. The ecosystem in the north side of the island are in good condition. The monachus seals Monachus-Monachus are common in the island and are protected. This seal is the rarest in Europe. In 1992, the Alonissos Marine Park was created to protect the monachus seals and other animals. Wiktionary has a definition of: Moped A moped is a motorized two-wheeled vehicle subject to local speed regulations. ... A boat is a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships. ... Monk seals Categories: Animal stubs ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Alonissos is the smallest island in population.

Alonissos has a school, a lyceum, a church, banks, a post office, beaches, an institute of homeopathy, and a square (plateia). Homeopathy (also spelled homœopathy or homoeopathy), from the Greek words homoios (similar) and pathos (suffering), is a controversial system of alternative medicine involving the use of remedies without chemically active ingredients. ... Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

Historical population

The population loss was one of the most in the northern part of the Aegean. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Mapquest - Alonissos (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Alonissos&country=GR), street map not yet available
• http://www.harrys-60-greek-islands-guide.com/greek-island-allonisos.htm

The municipality is encircled by the Aegean Sea.

See also

• Communities of the Magnesia prefecture, including the northern Sporades