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Spinalonga
Sign in to saveSpinalonga () is an island in the Gulf of Elounda, north-eastern Crete, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, next to the town of Plaka in the area of Kalydon. It is near the Spinalonga peninsula ("large Spinalonga") – which often causes confusion as the same name is used for both.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Spinalonga (Kalydon)
- Islands.native_name
- Σπιναλόγκα (Καλυδών)
- Islands.native_name_lang
- el
- Islands.image_name
- 20090620_Spinalogka_Elounta_panoramic_view_from_the_mountain.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Panoramic view from the mountain
- Islands.map_image
- GR_Spinalonga.PNG
- Islands.archipelago
- Cretan Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 0.085
- Islands.country
- Greece
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Region
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Crete
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Regional unit
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Lasithi
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Municipality
- Islands.population
- 0
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2001
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 0
- Area
- 0.085
- Elevation
- 54
- Image
- 20090620 Spinalogka Elounta panoramic view from the mountain.jpg
- Width
- 0.250
- Length
- 0.440
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- Spinalonga
- described at URL
- odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=2607
- native label
- Σπιναλόγκα
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18 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography
- History
- Antiquity
- Venetian period (1210-1715)
- Ottoman period (1715-1903)
- Leper colony (1904-1957)
- Early years
- The Brotherhood of the Sick
- Abandonment and Born's research (1962- 2005)
- Tourism and restoration (2005- present)
- Significance
- In popular culture
- Literature
- Film & television
- References
- Sources
- External links
Spinalonga () is an island in the Gulf of Elounda, north-eastern Crete, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, next to the town of Plaka in the area of Kalydon. It is near the Spinalonga peninsula ("large Spinalonga") – which often causes confusion as the same name is used for both.
The island was maintained as a fortress for centuries under Venetian rule. It later became a refuge for Muslim families fearing persecution, and finally a leper colony in the early 20th century. It has been uninhabited since 1962; though it has undergone some restoration work in the years since. Today it is the second most visited tourist site in Crete, and sixth in Greece overall.
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