Elafonisi

Not to be confused with Elafonisos in Peloponnese.
Native name:
Ελαφονήσι
Southeastern coast of Elafonisi
Elafonisi is located in Greece
Elafonisi
Geography
Coordinates35°16′12″N 23°31′55″E / 35.27°N 23.532°E / 35.27; 23.532
ArchipelagoCretan Islands
Area1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Administration
Greece
RegionCrete
Regional unitChania
MunicipalityKissamos
Demographics
Population0 (2001)
Additional information
Vehicle registrationΧΝ

Elafonisi (Greek: Ελαφονήσι [elafoˈnisi] "deer island") is an island located close to the southwestern corner of the Mediterranean island of Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the municipality of Kissamos of the regional unit of Chania. When the weather is fine it is possible to walk to the island through the shallow water. The island is a protected nature reserve. It is known for its pink sand beaches, created by tidal and wave-induced deposits of pigmented microorganisms living in a symbiotic relationship with native seaweed.

Greek War of Independence

At the highest point on the island there is a plaque that commemorates a tragic event. On Easter Sunday of 18 April 1824 several hundred Greeks, mostly women and children, were killed on Elafonisi by Ottoman soldiers. To avoid advancing Turkish Ottoman troops, forty armed men had taken refuge on the island with women, children and old folk where they were waiting for a ship to take them to the Ionian Islands. The Ottoman soldiers had decided to camp on the beach opposite the island. One of their horses walked along the shallow water to the island and the people hiding on the island were discovered. According to several sources there were between 640 and 850 people in total, most of whom were killed and the remaining survivors were sold into slavery in Egypt.[1][2][3]

Shipwreck of the Imperatrix

A large wooden cross commemorates a shipwreck from 22 February 1907. It was an Österreichischer Lloyd passenger steamer, called the Imperatrix. Due to strong northwest winds 38 people died in a lifeboat that tried to reach the shore. They were all buried on the island. The Imperatrix still lies on the seabed in front of the island's cliffs and was the reason that a lighthouse was built on an island hilltop.[4]

The lighthouse was destroyed during the Second World War by the occupying German troops.[5]

  • Elafonisi beach
    Elafonisi beach
  • Elafonisi island in the distance from the coast of Crete.
    Elafonisi island in the distance from the coast of Crete.
  • Chrysoskalitissa monastery.
    Chrysoskalitissa monastery.

See also

References

  1. ^ Website of local Kissamos, Mythymna and Inachorio Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (Greek)
  2. ^ Article in Ta Nea newspaper of 17 August 2007 Archived 7 January 2013 at archive.today (Greek)
  3. ^ Alan Hall: Walking in Western Crete: 45 walks in Kissamos and Selinos, S.200 (English)
  4. ^ Imperatrix – The Wreck Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine (English)
  5. ^ Kissamoslive (clubs.pathfinder.gr) Archived 2011-07-01 at the Wayback Machine (Greek)
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