Alonissos, Alonisos or Alonnisos (Greek: Αλόννησος) is a Greek Island in the Aegean Sea. After Skiathos and Skopelos it is the third member of the Sporades. Alonissos is also the name of a village and a municipality located on 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 southeastern part of the islands serves the cities of Volos, Agios Konstantinos, and Thessaloniki and the islands of Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros. The municipality includes the other islands of Adhelfopoulo, Gioura, Kyra Panagia, Pelagos, Persitera, Piperi, Psathoura and Skantzoura The island at its widest is 4.5 km from northwest to southeast and at its longest 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 means 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, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), 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: A Space Odyssey. ... The Aegean Sea. ... 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 Aegean Sea. ... Skiathos (Greek: Σκιάθος), Latin forms: Sciathos and Sciathus is a city and a small island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece. ... Skopelos is also a village in the island of Lesbos, see Skopelos (Lesbos), Greece Skopelos (Greek: Σκόπελος) is an island, a province which is better known as the Northern Sporades and a municipality in the central part of the Sporades and the northeastern part of the island. ... 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... Volos (Greek: Βόλος) is a city situated at the centre of the Greek mainland, about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki. ... Agios Konstantinos is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Skiathos (Greek: Σκιάθος), Latin forms: Sciathos and Sciathus is a city and a small island in the Aegean Sea belonging to Greece. ... Skopelos is also a village in the island of Lesbos, see Skopelos (Lesbos), Greece Skopelos (Greek: Σκόπελος) is an island, a province which is better known as the Northern Sporades and a municipality in the central part of the Sporades and the northeastern part of the island. ... Skyros (Greek: Σκύρος) is the southernmost island of the Sporades, a Greek archipelago in the Aegean Sea. ... Gioura is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Piperi is a Greek island in the Sporades. ... Magnesia (Greek: Μαγνησία Magnisia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), deriving from the Macedonian tribe name Magnetes, is the name of the southeastern area of Thessaly in central Greece. ... Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: Εύβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ... Medieval Times locations. ... 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 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 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stress in rocks that radiates seismic waves. ...

The beaches around the island consist of rough, black pebbles. They are accessible by moped or boat. The ecosystem in the north side of the island is in good condition. The monachus seals Monachus-Monachus are common around the island. This seal is the rarest in Europe. In 1992, the Alonissos Marine Park was created to protect the monachus seals and other animals. A picture of several mopeds from a ride sponsored by the Moped Army. ... Some boats in a harbor in Miami Beach, Florida A boat is a watercraft, usually smaller than most ships. ... Monk seals Categories: Animal stubs ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

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). It has been suggested that Classical homeopathy be merged into this article or section. ... 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 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Mapquest - Alonissos, 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

• List of communities of the Magnesia prefecture, including the northern Sporades