This article is about the Greek Island in the Ionian Sea. For other uses, see Zante (disambiguation). For the city, see Zakynthos (city). For mythological founder, see Zacynthus (mythology).
Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; Greek: Ζάκυνθος, romanized: Zákynthos[ˈzacinθos]ⓘ; Italian: Zacinto[dzaˈtʃinto]) or Zante (/ˈzænti/, US also /ˈzɑːnteɪ/,[3][4]Italian:[ˈdzante]; Greek: Τζάντε, romanized: Tzánte[ˈdza(n)de]; from the Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an area of 405.55 km2 (156.6 sq mi),[5] and a coastline 123 km (76 mi) in length. The name, like all similar names ending in -nthos, is pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology the island was said to be named after Zacynthus, the son of the legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.
Zakynthos is a tourist destination, especially amongst British tourists,[6] with an international airport served by charter flights from northern Europe. The island's nickname is "the Flower of the Levant", bestowed upon it by the Venetians who ruled Zakynthos from 1484 to 1797.[citation needed]
^Municipality of Zakynthos, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
^"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^"Zante". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^"Zante" (US) and "Zante". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019.
^"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.
^Hiltner, Stephen (7 August 2019). "Shipwrecks and Secluded Beaches: Exploring the Greek Island of Zakynthos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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