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Zakynthos ((ギリシア語:Ζάκυνθος), also named in Italian language ''Zante'' or ''Zacinto'') is a city and a former municipality on the island of Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Zakynthos, of which it is a municipal unit.〔(Kallikratis law ) Greece Ministry of Interior 〕 It is the capital of the island of Zakynthos. Apart from the official name Zakynthos, it is also called Chora (i.e. the Town), a common denomination in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal town. The municipal unit of Zákynthos lies in the easternmost part of the island and has a land area of and a population of 16,810 at the 2011 census. It is subivided into the communities Zakynthos (pop. 9,773), Ampelokipoi (1,930), Argasi (1,266), Vasilikos (799), Gaitani (1,899) and Bochali (1,143). The municipal unit also includes the Strofades islands, which lie about south of Zákynthos Island. == Notable people == *Dionysios (16th century), patron saint of Zakynthos *Pavlos Carrer (1829–1896), composer *Ugo Foscolo (1778–1827), writer, revolutionary and poet *Andreas Kalvos (1792–1869), poet *Dionysios Solomos (1798–1857), poet 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zakynthos (city)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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