Seskli
| Seskli (Σεσκλί) | ||
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| Waters | Aegean Sea | |
| Archipelago | Dodecanese | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 31 '26 " N , 27 ° 51' 45" E | |
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| length | 1.95 km | |
| width | 1.1 km | |
| surface | 1.826 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 117 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Seskli ( Greek Σεσκλί [ sɛˈskli ] ( n. Sg. )) Also Sesklia (Σεσκλία ( n. Pl. )) Is an uninhabited Greek island in the municipality of Symi in the South Aegean region .
location
The third largest island in the municipality is located one kilometer south of Symi. About 250 m west of Seskli is the island of Troubeto (Τρουμπέτο). The island of Kouloundros (Κούλουνδρος) forms the end of the Bay of Skomisa in the southeast. In the south, opposite the Strait of Rhodes is about 18 km from Rhodes .
history
Seskli has remains of settlements from the late Neolithic period. In ancient times the island was known as Teutlousa (Τευτλούσα). After their defeat at the Battle of Syme during the Peloponnesian War in 411 BC. Parts of the Athens armed forces are said to have sought refuge on the island.
Seskli is now a metochi of the Panormitis monastery and is no longer permanently inhabited. In the summer months there are swimming trips to the island from Rhodes and Symi.
Population development
| year | 1947 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
| Residents | 7th | 7th | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 |
nature
fauna
The herpetofauna of Seskli includes the five species Blanus strauchi strauchi , Laudakia stellio daani , Anatololacerta oertzeni pelasgiana , the snake- eye lizard Ophisops elegans and Eirenis modestus semimaculatus . The existence of Dolichophis jugularis is suspected.
natural reserve
Together with the east side of Symi and other small islands is Sesklio in the Natura 2000 network of the European Union as GR 4210025 Anatolika Tmima nisou Symis & Nisides (Ανατολικό Τμήμα νήσου Σύμης & Νησίδες Κούλουνδρος-Σεσκλί-Τρουμπέτο-Μαρμαράς-Καραβαλονήσι-Μεγαλονήσι-Γιαλεσίνο -Οξεία-Χόνδρος-Πλάτη-Νίμος) integrated, and at the same time as European bird sanctuary or as IBA ( "Important bird area") -region GR 169 Nisos Simi kai gitonikes Nisides classified (Νήσος Σύμη και γειτονικές νησίδες).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Krzysztof Nowicki: Final Neolithic Crete and the Southeast Aegean. De Gruyter, Boston / Berlin 2014, pp. 2, 254, 260.
- ↑ Population development of Seskli 1947–1991, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, digital library (Greek)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census (de facto population), FEK B 630/2013 ( memento of the original from January 2, 2014 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. P. 11272 (PDF, 2.5 MB)
- ↑ Mario.F. Broggi: Herpetological notes on the Dodecanese Islands of Symi and Sesklia . In: Austrian Society for Herpetology (Ed.): HERPETOZOA . No. 15 (3/4) . Vienna 2002.
- ^ Augusto Cattaneo: Contributo alla conoscenza dell'erpetofauna dell'isola egea di Nisyros (Dodecaneso) (Reptilia) . In: La Società Siciliana di Scienze Naturali (ed.): Naturalista siciliano . XXX (3-4). Palermo 2006.
- ↑ SPA GR 4210025, European Environment Agency, English [1] ( 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.
- ↑ IBA GR 169, Greek [2]
