Zakynthos

Zakynthos Ζάκυνθος
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Zakynthos within Greece
Zakynthos
Coordinates: 37°48′N 20°45′E / 37.800°N 20.750°E / 37.800; 20.750
Country	Greece
Region	Ionian Islands
Capital	Zakynthos
Government
• Vice Governor	Konstantinos Kapodistrias
• Mayor	Giorgos Stasinopoulos
Area
• Total	405.55 km2 (156.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	40,508
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Demonym	Zakynthian
Time zone	UTC+2
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes	29x xx
Area codes	2695
Car plates	ΖΑ
Website	www.zakynthos.gov.gr

Zakynthos (also spelled Zakinthos; Greek: Ζάκυνθος, romanized: Zákynthos [ˈzacinθos] ^ⓘ; Italian: Zacinto [dzaˈtʃinto]) or Zante (/ˈzænti/, US also /ˈzɑːnteɪ/,^[1][2] Italian: [ˈdzante]; Greek: Τζάντε, romanized: Tzánte [ˈdza(n)de]; from the Venetian form, traditionally Latinized as Zacynthus) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands, with an area of 405.55 km² (156.6 sq mi),^[3] and a coastline 123 km (76 mi) in length. The name, like all similar names ending in -nthos, is pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. In Greek mythology the island was said to be named after Zacynthus, the son of the legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.

Zakynthos is a tourist destination, especially amongst British tourists,^[4] with an international airport served by charter flights from northern Europe. The island's nickname is "the Flower of the Levant", bestowed upon it by the Venetians who ruled Zakynthos from 1484 to 1797.^{[citation needed]}