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Koroni
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Also known as Coron, Corone, Koron, Korone

Koroni or Corone () is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit. Known as Corone by the Venetians and Ottomans, the town of Koroni (pop. 1,193 in 2021) sits on the southwest peninsula of the Peloponnese on the Gulf of Messinia in southern Greece, by road southwest of Kalamata. The town is nestled on a hill below a Venetian castle and reaches to the edge of the gulf. The town was the seat of the former municipality of Koróni, which has a land area of and

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Place details

Locality
Δημοτική Ενότητα Κορώνης
Region
Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
Country
Ελλάς
Population
3,600
Timezone
Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Koroni
Greek Dimos.name_local
Κορώνη
Greek Dimos.type
municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map
DE Koronis.svg
Greek Dimos.map_caption
Location within the regional unit
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Koroni.jpg
Greek Dimos.elevation
20
Greek Dimos.periph
Peloponnese
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Messenia
Greek Dimos.municipality
Pylos-Nestor
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.pop_community
1193
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
3600
Greek Dimos.area_municunit
105.163
Greek Dimos.licence
KM
Greek Dimos.website
www.korone.gr

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Wikidata facts

Population
1397
Elevation
25
Image
Koroni.jpg
Dialing code
2725
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Commons category
Koroni
postal code
240 04
P8168
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native label
Κορώνη
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8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Venetian period
  • Ottoman and modern period
  • Rocket launch site
  • Climate
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Koroni or Corone () is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit. Known as Corone by the Venetians and Ottomans, the town of Koroni (pop. 1,193 in 2021) sits on the southwest peninsula of the Peloponnese on the Gulf of Messinia in southern Greece, by road southwest of Kalamata. The town is nestled on a hill below a Venetian castle and reaches to the edge of the gulf. The town was the seat of the former municipality of Koróni, which has a land area of and a population of 3,600 (2021 census). The municipal unit consists of the communities Akritochori, Charakopio, Chrysokellaria, Falanthi, Kaplani, Kompoi, Koroni, Vasilitsi, Vounaria and Iamia. It also includes the uninhabited island of Venétiko.

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