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Meganisi
Municipality in Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meganisi (Greek: Μεγανήσι, literally "big island") is a Greek island and municipality immediately to the east-southeast of the island of Lefkada. The municipality includes the offshore islands of Skorpios (pop. 2 persons) and Sparti. The municipality has an area of 22.356 km2.[2]
The island has three villages: the central village of Katomeri and the ports of Vathy and Spartochori. There is also a harbour at Atheni Bay used mainly by fishing boats. Meganisi is connected with Lefkada by a car ferry service from Vathy and Spartochori. Meganisi has a school, a lyceum (middle school), an ATM, churches and a few squares (plateies). The island has no secondary school, so pupils attend the nearby school in Nydri, on Lefkada.
Some researchers, including Wilhelm Dörpfeld, believe that Meganisi was the Homeric island of Krocylea, which was part of Odysseus' kingdom.
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Municipality
Municipal districts
- Katomeri
- Spartochori
- Vathy
Islands
- Skorpios - private island
- Sparti
Historical population
See also
References
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