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Episkopi Gonias
Επισκοπή Γωνιάς | |
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Coordinates: 36°23′06″N 25°27′35″E / 36.38500°N 25.45972°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | South Aegean |
Regional unit | Thira |
Municipality | Thira |
Municipal unit | Thira |
Population (2021)
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• Community | 1,252 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Episkopi Gonias ( Greek: Επισκοπή Γωνιάς) also Mesa Gonia ( Greek: Μέσα Γωνιά) is a village and a community on the island of Santorini in Greece, located 6 km southeast of the capital Fira. [2] The village is built on the foothills of Profitis Ilias mountain and had 187 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. [1] Episkopi Gonias was almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake in 1956. As a result, most of its dwellers moved near the coast and built the village of Kamari. Today, Episkopi Gonias and Kamari comprise the community (Δημοτική Κοινότητα) of Episkopi Gonias with a total population of 1,252 (2021). [1]
The village derives its name from Panagia Episkopi, a nearby 11th century Byzantine church which used to be the seat of the Orthodox diocese of Santorini.