Ovrios

Ovrios (Οβριός)
View from the beach of Loutra Oreas Elenis to Plateia (left) and Ovrios (right)
Waters	Saronic Gulf , Mediterranean
Archipelago	Saronic Islands
Geographical location	37 ° 51 '35 "  N , 23 ° 8' 33"  E Coordinates: 37 ° 51 '35 "  N , 23 ° 8' 33"  E
length	1.005 km
width	350 m
surface	13.5 ha
Highest elevation	82  m
Residents	uninhabited

Ovrios ( Greek Οβριός ( m. Sg. )) Or Evraionisis ( Greek Εβραιονήσ ( f. Sg. )) Is an uninhabited small island in the Saronic Gulf in Greece . The name means Hebrew . In ancient times the island was called Aspis ( Greek Ασπίς ( f. Sg. ) = Shield ). The island is located 13 km southeast of the Corinth Canal and 2.5 km northeast of the coastal town of Pefkali .

history

Finds from the Mycenaean period can already be found on the island . Other remains date from the early Byzantine period , the Second Venetian rule and the Ottoman period . At the highest point there is a castle with a length of 120 m and a width of 50 m. Only the north, east and west sides were fortified, as the terrain slopes steeply in the south. The north wall from the 17th or 18th century is particularly well preserved and probably dates from the Venetian period. The west and east walls are in poor condition and date from the early Byzantine period. Sections of the wall from the Mycenaean period have also been preserved. Several gates of the fortification have been preserved. Several cisterns were found inside.

Today there are fish farms south of the island .

navigation

In the northeast of Ovrios there is a lighthouse with the international serial number N 4143. It consists of a white metal column 4 m high. The signal light is at a height of 48 m and has a range of 7 nm . The light signal has a frequency of 10 s with a light flash of 0.5 s and a dark phase of 9.5 s.

Web links

Commons : Ovrios  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ovrios
• Φρούριο στη νησίδα Οβριός
• Fortress of Ovrios islet
• Ovrios Island
• Το Φρούριο στη νησίδα Οβριός κοντά στον Ισθμό της Κορίνθου (φώτο)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pliny the Elder : Naturalis historia , 4, 19 (12)
2. ↑ Cajus Pliny Secundus d. Ä .: Natural history. Latin / German. Books III / IV. Geography: Europe. , Artemis & Winkler , 2002, ISBN 3-7608-1618-5 , p. 392 ( online )
3. ↑ Ambio SA
4. ^ List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals. Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, The Mediterranian Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of ​​Azov) (PDF; 3.3 MB), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Virginia, 2014, p. 266