Everything about Koroni totally explained
Koroni (Κορώνη) is a 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.
In the summertime German and English tourists flock to Koroni and spend their holidays in the hot
Mediterranean sun. The town is full of life and passion. Lazy days in the sun during the day and a vibrant social nightlife in the evening.
History
The town was founded in ancient times. In the 6th and 7th centuries AD, the
Byzantines built here a fortress one the ruins of the old city. 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 after the
Battle of Lepanto. Apart a short return to Venice in 1686-1715, they remained under the control of the
Ottoman Empire until
1828.
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