| Koroni Κορώνη |
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  Koroni
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| Coordinates | 36°47′N 21°57′E / 36.783°N 21.95°ECoordinates: 36°47′N 21°57′E / 36.783°N 21.95°E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Peloponnese |
| Prefecture: | Messenia Prefecture |
| Municipality: | Koroni |
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| City | |
| - Population: | 1,688 |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 5,067 |
| - Area: | 105.163 km² (41 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 48 /km² (125 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation: | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Postal: | 24x xx |
| Telephone: | 272x0 |
| Auto: | XA |
| Website | |
| www.koroni.gr | |
Koroni (Greek: Κορώνη) is a formerly Arvanite town and municipality in Messenia, Greece. Known as Corone by the Venetians and Ottomans, the town of Koroni (pop. 1,668) sits on the southwest peninsula of the Peloponnese on the Gulf of Messinia in southern Greece 45 minutes southwest of Kalamata. The town is nestled on a hill below an impressive Venetian castle and reaches to the edge of the gulf. The town is the municipal seat of the surrounding Municipality of Koróni, which has a land area of 105.163 km² and a population of 5,067 (2001 census). The municipality's next largest towns are Charokopeió (pop. 743), Chrysokellariá (528), and Vasilítsi (488). It also includes the uninhabited offshore island of Venétiko.
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History
The town was founded in ancient times.The Greek Pausanias (geographer) in his book "Messiniaka" reports the original location of koroni at today's Petalidi a town a few kilometers north of Koroni.He also reports many temples of Greek gods and a copper statue of Zeus.In the centuries that followed due to reorderings the town of Koroni moved to its current location where the ancient town of Asini once stood.In the 6th and 7th centuries AD, the Byzantines built there a fortress. In 1206, the Venetians occupied it, turning Koroni into an important stage of their sea routes towards the Eastern Mediterranean. The fortress and town were captured by the Ottoman troops of Sultan Bayezid II in 1500. Apart from a short period under Habsburg Empire rule in the Siege of Coron in 1532-1534, as well as a short return to Venetian rule (1686-1715) after the Morean War, they remained under the control of the Ottoman Empire until becoming part of the modern Greek state in 1828 when it was liberated by the French General Nicolas Joseph Maison
Rocket Launch Site
Near Koroni, there was between 1966 and 1989 a facility for launching sounding rockets. The first launches performed from Koroni were done on May 207h, 1966 for investigation a total-annular solar eclipse. These rockets reached an altitude of 114 kilometres. From 1972 to 1989 several Russian meteorological rockets of M-100 type were launched. They reached altitudes up to 95 kilometres. In total 371 rockets were launched. [2]
References
- ^ "Δείτε τη Διοικητική Διαίρεση" (in Greek). Hellenic Interior Ministry. www.ypes.gr. http://www.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/D_diairesi.xls. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ Koroni at Encyclopedia Astronautica
External links
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- Official website (English) (Greek)
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