Skyros facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Skyros
Σκύρος
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Chora
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 Skyros
Location in Greece
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Euboea |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 223.10 km2 (86.14 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 792 m (2,598 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Municipality | 2,994 |
| • Municipality density | 13.4200/km2 (34.758/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code |
340 07
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| Area code(s) | 22x0 |
| Vehicle registration | ΧΑ |
Skyros is an island of the east coast of Greece. It is the southernmost island of the Sporades, an archipelago in the Aegean Sea. Around the 2nd millennium BC and slightly later, the island was known as "The Island of the Magnetes". Later it was called "Pelasgia" and "Dolopia". Finally it got the name Skyros. At 209 square kilometres (81 sq mi) it is the largest of the Sporades. The island has a population of about 3,000 (in 2011). The Hellenic Air Force has a major base in Skyros, because of the island's strategic location in the middle of the Aegean. It is a popular tourist location. Skyros is the resting place of Rupert Brooke, the British poet.
Images for kids
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Early coinage of Skyros, c. 485–480 BC
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View of the medieval castle
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Skyros, 1782
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Admiralty Chart of Skyros, surveyed by Thomas Graves, Published 1851
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Satellite photo of Skyros and Skyropoula
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Map of Skyros by Benedetto Bordone, 1547
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View of Chora
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Street of Skyros
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Aerial view
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Skyros pony
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Fest during the carnival
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Brooke Square
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Traditional dress (Vraka) of Skyros
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Traditional costumes of Skyros (PFF's archives)
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Archaeological Site of Palamari
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Agios Nikolaos Church in Molos
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Shipwreck on Agalipas Beach
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See also
In Spanish: Esciros para niños
