Koroni
Sign in to saveKoroni or Corone () is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit. Known as Corone by the Venetians and Ottomans, the town of Koroni (pop. 1,193 in 2021) sits on the southwest peninsula of the Peloponnese on the Gulf of Messinia in southern Greece, by road southwest of Kalamata. The town is nestled on a hill below a Venetian castle and reaches to the edge of the gulf. The town was the seat of the former municipality of Koróni, which has a land area of and
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Κορώνης
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 3,600
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Koroni
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Κορώνη
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Koronis.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Koroni.jpg
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 20
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Messenia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Pylos-Nestor
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 1193
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Venetian period
- Ottoman and modern period
- Rocket launch site
- Climate
- Notes
- References
- External links
Koroni or Corone () is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestor, of which it is a municipal unit. Known as Corone by the Venetians and Ottomans, the town of Koroni (pop. 1,193 in 2021) sits on the southwest peninsula of the Peloponnese on the Gulf of Messinia in southern Greece, by road southwest of Kalamata. The town is nestled on a hill below a Venetian castle and reaches to the edge of the gulf. The town was the seat of the former municipality of Koróni, which has a land area of and a population of 3,600 (2021 census). The municipal unit consists of the communities Akritochori, Charakopio, Chrysokellaria, Falanthi, Kaplani, Kompoi, Koroni, Vasilitsi, Vounaria and Iamia. It also includes the uninhabited island of Venétiko.
==History==