Elafonisos  (Ελαφόνησος)
Location
Coordinates	36°29′N 22°57′E / 36.483, 22.95Coordinates: 36°29′N 22°57′E / 36.483, 22.95
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	0 - 276 m (0 - 906 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Peloponnese
Prefecture:	Laconia
Population statistics (as of 2001)
City Proper
- Population:	745
Codes
Postal codes:	230 53
Area codes:	27340
License plate codes:	ΑΚ

Elafonisos (Greek: Ελαφόνησος) is a small Greek island between the Peloponnese (Greek: Πελοπόνησος) and Kythira (Greek: Κύθηρα). It lies off the coast of Cape Malea (Greek: Ακρ. Μαλέας) and is found in the municipality of the Vatika (Greek: Βάτικα). The area of the island is 19 km². Image File history File links Size of this preview: 685 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 700 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Other versions Adapted from Image:Greece outline map. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Greece and the Peloponnese The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος Peloponnesos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large peninsula in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. ... 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... Laconia (; see also List of traditional Greek place names), also known as Lacedaemonia, is a prefecture in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... 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... Greece and the Peloponnese The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος Peloponnesos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large peninsula in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. ... Kythira (Îœodern Hellenic: Κύθηρα), also known as Cerigo (Τσιρίγο), also spelt: Kithira, Kythera, Cythera, Cerigo or Tsirigo, is an hellenic island, historically part of the Ionian Islands. ... Cape Malea is one of the peninsulas in the southeast of the Peloponnese in Greece. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... View of Neapolis from Faraklo The Vatika (Greek: Βάτικα) is a rural municipality (Greek: Δήμος) of Greece found in the prefecture of Laconia on the southerly tip of Cape Malea. ...

The population which is between 700 and 750 during the winter, however, increases in the summer months. This is because the island is a popular tourist destination during the summer. The tourist season is in the months of July and August reaching 9,000 with 2,600 cars every day. Many people visit the island for its light coloured, sandy beaches on the southern tip of the island. The two main beaches of the island, Simos (Greek: Σίμος) and Panagias Nissia (Greek: Νησιά Παναγίας), are filled with golden waters. Just across the island on similar patterns and only 570ft away from the mainland the Punta (Greek: Πούντα) beach lies. “Tourist” redirects here. ...

On the nearby mainland, approximately 6.5 km (3.7 nmi) east is Neapoli (Greek: Νεάπολη) of the municipality of Vatika. About 8.5 km (4.5 nmi) south is Cape Frangos (Greek: Φράγκο) in the island of Kythira. This page is about the modern Greek town of Neapoli found in the municipality of the Vatika. ... View of Neapolis from Faraklo The Vatika (Greek: Βάτικα) is a rural municipality (Greek: Δήμος) of Greece found in the prefecture of Laconia on the southerly tip of Cape Malea. ... Kythira (Îœodern Hellenic: Κύθηρα), also known as Cerigo (Τσιρίγο), also spelt: Kithira, Kythera, Cythera, Cerigo or Tsirigo, is an hellenic island, historically part of the Ionian Islands. ...

3 km² of the community's land includes the a piece from the mainland which is consisted mainly by Punta beach. Nowadays it is by far the largest inhabited island of the Peloponnese, and the only one that is a separate community. There are also some archaeological discoveries on the island and in the surrounding waters.

Agios Spyridon (Greek: Άγιος Σπυρίδων), is the main church of the community and is built on a tiny piece of land which is connected by a hand made bridge over shallow waters to the rest of the island.

Elafonisos's name probably has a historical origin, and means the "island of deers". During medieval times it was called "Isola d' Cervi".

Historical population

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History

Pausanias, Description of Greece book 3, chapter 23, section 10 "kata de tên hodon tên ek Boiôn es Epidauron tên Limêran agousan Artemidos hieron estin en têi Epidauriôn Limnatidos." (2.47)*[1]

In the antiquity the current area where Elafonisos lies did not constitute an island but a peninsula with the name "Onou Gnathos" (Greek: Όνου Γνάθος) (Donkey Jawbone) as the then form referred in the aspect according to Pausanias, Description of Greece book 3, chapter 22, section 10 "kalousi de Onou gnathon tên akran". (2.94), (1.97) and Strabo Geography (2.22), (2.71), (4.22), (4.28)[2]. Pausanias throughout his journey describes the city of Voia in the sunken region of island Petri (Pavlopetri, Greek: Παυλοπέτρι) where even today the ruins of homes.

The island was populated by its current residents in 1850, afterwards his final annexation to Greece after A Greek-British minor conflict but also the final end to the piracy in the Aegean by the Hellenic Navy. The Hellenic Kingdom exploited the omition of Elafonisos and another Island called Sapienza from the treaty of sovereignty of the "Ionian Republic" in which both islands where part of.

Other

Elafonisos has a school and many churches.

External links

• Elafonissos(English)
• Elafonissos(Italian)
• Elafonissos(Greek)
• Elafonissos high resolution photos
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