Tinos
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| Prefecture: | Cyclades |
| Capital: | Tinos |
| Location (Tinos): Latitude: Longitude: | 37.525/37°31'37' N lat.25.167/25°10'2' E long |
| Location (Island): Latitude: Longitude: | 37.5 to 37.6/37°30 to 37°36 N lat.25 to 25.3/25 to 25°18' E long |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | about 350 km² km² |
| Length of coastline: | - |
| Name of inhabitants: | - sing. -s pl. |
| Website: | [www.tinos.biz] |
Tinos (Greek: Τήνος), or Tynos (Italian: Tine) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, part of Greece. It is located in the Cyclades island complex. In ancient times, Tinos was also known as Ophiussa and Hydroessa. The closest islands are Andros and Mykonos. The area is about 194 km² and has about 8,000 people.
Between 1207 and 1715, Tinos was in Venetian hands. From 1715 to 1821, Tinos was ruled by the Ottoman Empire before joining with Greece.
Tinos is famous amongst Greeks for: the Church of Panagia Evangelistria, its 20 or so windmills, about 1000 artistic dovecotes, 50 active villages and its Venetian fortifications at the mountain, Exobourgo. On Tinos, both Greek-Orthodox and Catholic populations co-exist, and the island is also well known for its famous sculptors and painters, such as Gyzis, Chalepas and Tsokles.
The island is located near the geographical center of the Cyclades island complex, and because of the Panagia Evangelistria church, with its reputedly miraculous icon of Virgin Mary that it holds, Tinos is also the center of a yearly pilgrimage that takes place at the date of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 August, known in Greek as "Dekapentavgoustos" = 15th of August). This is perhaps the most notable and still active yearly pilgrimage in the region of the eastern Mediterranean.
The mining on the island includes marble, Verde antico, asbestos and granite mine near Volakas.
Climate
Tinos experiences only Mediterranean climate and has warm and dry summers and mild and wet winters. The Etesian winds that come from northwest India affect the island bringing
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 14°C | 15°C | 16°C | 19°C | 22°C | 26°C | 28°C | 28°C | 26°C | 23°C | 19°C | 15°C |
| 10°C | 10°C | 11°C | 13°C | 17°C | 21°C | 23°C | 24°C | 21°C | 19°C | 15°C | 12°C |
| 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 29 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 28 |
Transportation
Tinos has three ports, one for passenger speed boats, and two for ferries and highspeed boats which carry passengers and cars to other ports, including Mykonos (35 min), Piraeus, Rafina, Andros and Syros.
Historical population
| Year | Communal Population | Change | Municipal Population | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4,049 | - | 4,499 | - |
| 1991 | 3,754 | -295/-7.29% | 60 | - |
Municipalities
| Municipality | YPES code | Seat | Postal code | Area code ((0)30-) |
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| Tinos | - | Tinos | 842 00 | 22830- |
Communities and settlements
| Community | YPES code | Seat | Postal code | Area code ((0)30-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panormos | - | Panormos | 842 01 | 22830- |
- Agapi
- Falatados
- Isternia
- Kalloni
- Kampos
- Kardiani
- Komi
- Ktikados
- Livada
- Ormos Panormou
- Panormos
- Steni
- Tarambados
- Tinos
- Triantaros
- Mountados
Events
- Skylantaria (Backgammon Tournament) [official site]
External links
| Divisions of the Cyclades prefecture |
| Municipalities of the Cyclades prefecture |
| Amorgos | Andros | Ano Syros | Drymalia | Ermoupoli | Exomvourga | Idrousa | Ios | Kea | Korthio | Kythnos | Milos | Mykonos | Naxos | Paros | Poseidonia | Serifos | Sifnos | Thira | Tinos |
| Communities of the Cyclades prefecture |
| Anafi | Antiparos | Donoussa | Folegandros | Heraklia | Kimolos | Koufonissa | Oia | Panormos | Schinoussa | Sykinos |
| Provinces of the Cyclades prefecture |
| mostly listed Andros | Ios | Kea | Amorgos | Milos | Naxos | Paros | Syros | Thira | Tinos |
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