Agios Georgios (Hydra)
| Agios Georgios (Άγιος Γεώργιος) | ||
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| Waters | Saronic Gulf , Mediterranean | |
| Geographical location | 37 ° 29 ′ N , 23 ° 56 ′ E | |
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| length | 5.2 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
| surface | 4,329 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 300 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Agios Georgios ( Greek Άγιος Γεώργιος ( m. Sg. ), Also San Tzortzis Σαν Τζώρτζης, from Italian San Giorgio ) is an now uninhabited island at the entrance to the Saronic Gulf in Greece .
geography
The island is 5.2 km long from northwest to southeast, and up to 1.5 km wide. It reaches a height of 300 meters. There is a lighthouse at its southeastern tip. It is located about 19 kilometers south of Cape Sounion and about 33 kilometers east of the Argolic coast. The nearest island, Patroklos , at Cape Sounion, is 17.3 km away. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Hydra in the Greek region of Attica . It is located 31 km northeast of the island of Hydra.
history
In ancient times the island was called Belbina and was inhabited by Dorians . Despite the relative proximity to Attica , they were assigned to the Peloponnese . Possibly the settlement there was the colony of a city called Belemina on the Arcadian - Laconic border. Traces of terraces in the area and the remains of a settlement on the summit of the mountainous island have been preserved, but coins or inscriptions were never found that could enable a more precise determination of the population. Even in ancient times it was considered one of the most insignificant places in Greece. There is evidence from Roman times that the island was used as a place of exile.
In modern times there is a mention of the island in 1836, which was apparently owned by farmers from Hydra, who grazed goats there and produced cheese. Remnants of buildings can still be found from this time. During the Second World War, the island served the German occupiers as a military base. A wind farm has now been set up there .
Web links
- Report on the island ( Memento from December 22, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) at Koutouzis News (Greek)
- Aerial photos of the island
- Report on the work on the construction of the wind farm
Individual evidence
- ^ Charles Arnold (ed.): The islands of the Mediterranean. A unique and complete overview . 2nd Edition. marebuchverlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-86648-096-4 .
- ↑ In the sea manual (page 157) (PDF; 6.1 MB) the island is listed under the name Nisis Ayios Yeoryios .
- ^ William Smith : Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, illustrated by numerous engravings on wood. Walton and Maberly et al., London 1854 ( online ).