Marathos (island)

Marathos (Μάραθος)
	Marathos, left former settlement with the Agios Nikolaos chapel, in the background Arki
Waters	Aegean Sea
Archipelago	Dodecanese
Geographical location	37 ° 22 '6 " N , 26 ° 43' 31" E Coordinates: 37 ° 22 '6 " N , 26 ° 43' 31" E
length	1.37 km
width	150 m
surface	35.5 ha
Highest elevation	Vigla Armala ; 51 m
Residents	5 (2011) ; 14 inhabitants / km²

Marathos or Marathi or ( Greek Μάραθος [ maraθɔs ] ( f. Sg. ) Or Μαράθι [ maraθi ] ( n. Sg. ), Rare Marathonisi) is a small Greek island of Arkigruppe , by the municipality of Patmos in the region South Aegean managed becomes.

geography

The island of Marathos has an area of 0.355 km². It is located about 16 km east of Patmos and 5 km north of Lipsi . The shortest distance to the main island of the Arki archipelago is about 600 m, to the main town and port of Arki more than 2 km. About 160 m from the northwest coast is the island of Strongyli (Στρογγύλη) and one kilometer west of Agryllousa (Αγρυλλούσα).

The coastline is mostly rocky and partly steep, only in the sheltered harbor bay with the few houses in the east of the island there is a small sandy beach. The landscape is determined by the typical representatives of the Phrygana . The eponymous fennel (μάραθο, Maratho) is rarely found today due to excessive animal husbandry.

history

The original settlement lies east of the harbor bay on a saddle. In addition to a barrel-vaulted building from the Byzantine period, there are also the ruins of the settlement, which was abandoned at the end of the 20th century, and a chapel of Agios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος Μαράθι).

In 2011 Marathos is permanently inhabited by five people. The residents keep goats and grow some vegetables for their own consumption. The excursion guests from Lipsi , Leros (irregular in recent years due to lack of demand) and Patmos and the sailors have taverns, some with overnight accommodation, available.

Power is supplied by a small photovoltaic system and also by an Arki submarine cable. The drinking water comes from Rhodes by tanker .

Population development of Marathos

year	1947	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Residents	22nd	26th	21st	08th	05	02	06th	05

natural reserve

Since Eleanor's falcons visit the islands every year as a breeding area, the Greek bird protection organization Arki and the surrounding islands are among the ten most important bird sanctuaries in Greece. Other protected birds that visit the islands to breed are the coral gull and the Mediterranean shearwater, and the eagle buzzard and shag live on the islands all year round .

That is why Arki, together with the islands of Lipsi and Agathonisi and the adjacent marine area, was integrated into the Natura 2000 network of the European Union as GR 4210010 Arkoi, Leipsoi, Agathonisi kai Vrachonisides (Αρκοί-Λειψοί-Αγαθονήσι & Βραχονησίες as a European and part of a bird sanctuary) GR 4210017 Northwest Arki & Islands (Βορειοδυτικό τμήμα Αρκιών & Νησίδες) or as IBA ("Important Bird Area") area GR 160 Islets of North Dodekanisa (Νησίδες καιααρδεω ρδωεο.

and display information about the image

Marathos, west Strongyli (left), in the background Arki

Web links

General information about Marathos (Greek)
Private page of the Emilianos family (Greek, English)

Individual evidence

↑ Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή [ΕΛΣΤΑΤ] (Ed.): Στατιστική Επετηρίδα της Ελλάδος (Statistical Yearbook of Greece) 2009 & 2010 . Piraeus 2011, p. 47 .
↑ Population development of Marathos 1947–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)
↑ Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
↑ Program for the Conservation of Eleonora's Falcons in Greece, ornithologiki.gr (English)
↑ Natura 2000 area GR 4210010 ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Greek) @1@ 2

↑ SPA GR 4210017 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. European Environment Agency@1@ 2

↑ IBA GR 160 ornithologiki.gr (Greek)

[1] Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή [ΕΛΣΤΑΤ] (Ed.): Στατιστική Επετηρίδα της Ελλάδος (Statistical Yearbook of Greece) 2009 & 2010 . Piraeus 2011, p. 47 .

[2] Population development of Marathos 1947–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)

[VZ2011-3] Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

[4] Program for the Conservation of Eleonora's Falcons in Greece, ornithologiki.gr (English)

[5] Natura 2000 area GR 4210010 ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Greek) @1@ 2

[6] SPA GR 4210017 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. European Environment Agency@1@ 2

[7] IBA GR 160 ornithologiki.gr (Greek)