| Angistri Αγκίστρι |
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 Skala is one of the few sand beaches on Angistri |
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Island Chain: | Saronic Islands |
| Area:[1] | 13. The Saronic Islands are so named because they lie in the Saronic Gulf just off the Greek mainland 367 km² (5 sq.mi.) |
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 Greece |
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| Periphery: | Attica |
| Prefecture: | Piraeus Prefecture |
| Capital: | Agistri (town) |
| Statistics | |
| Population: | 920 (as of 2001) |
| Density: | 69 /km² (178 /sq. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece Piraeus is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. mi. ) |
| Postal Code: | 180 50 |
| Area Code: | 22980 |
| License Code: | Z |
| Website | |
| www.agistri.gr | |
Angistri, also Agistri and Ankistri or Agkistri (Greek: αγκίστρι, English: "fishing hook") is a very small island community in the Saronic Gulf in Piraeus Prefecture, Greece. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A fish hook is a device for catching Fish either by impaling them in the mouth or more rarely by snagging the body of the fish The Saronic Gulf ( Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος Saronikós kólpos) or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Piraeus is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the periphery of Attica and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Angistri is a pine-covered island only a few kilometres across.
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Settlements
There are only three settlements on Angistri - Milos, Skala and Limenaria. Milos (pop. 461) is the main village where the majority of the Greek population of the island live. Skala (pop. 354) is a twenty minute walk from Milos along the coastal road. Skala is where most of the tourist hotels are. Limenaria (pop. 105) is a very small village on the other side of the island with very little tourism. The island had a population of 920 inhabitants at the 2001 Greek census. Its land area is 13. 367 km².
Location
Angistri is very close to the larger Saronic island of Aegina. Aegina ( Greek: Αίγινα ( Egina) is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, 17 miles (30 km from The island can be reached from here by a number of boats in just ten minutes. These boats include the Angistri Express and a number of small "Water Taxis". The island is also an hours boat ride from the large Athenian port of Piraeus. Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a
References
- ^ Basic Characteristics. Ministry of the Interior. www. ypes. gr. Retrieved on 2007-08-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great.
External links
- Official website (Greek)
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