Alonnisos

Also known as Alonissos, Ikos, Liadromia

Alonnisos ( ), also transliterated as Alonissos, is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. After Skiathos and Skopelos it is the third member of the Northern Sporades. It is (2 nm) east of the island of Skopelos. Alonnisos is also the name of a village on the island, as well as the municipality that encompasses the island and the village.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Alonnisos
Greek Dimos.name_local: Αλόννησος
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Alonnisou.png
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Alonissos2.JPG
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: Port of Alonnisos
Greek Dimos.elevation_min: 0
Greek Dimos.elevation_max: 476
Greek Dimos.periph: Thessaly
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Sporades
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 3138
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 129.6
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 370 05
Greek Dimos.area_code: 24240
Greek Dimos.licence: BO
Greek Dimos.website: www.alonissos.org
Greek Dimos.seat: Patitiri

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
The island
Communities and subdivisions
Alonnisos Island
Other islands
Historical population
References
External links

The village of Alonnisos is located on the southern part of the island. It is locally known as Chora and signposted as The Old Village. The main port of the island is located in the southeast and is called Patitiri. There are ferry, catamaran ("flying cat") and hydrofoil ("flying dolphin") services from Patitiri to Volos, Agios Konstantinos, and Thessaloniki on the mainland and to the islands of Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros. The bay at the southern end of the island is also called Alonnisos.

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