Sapientza
Native name: Σαπιέντζα | ||
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Region Peloponnese | | |
Regional unit | Messenia | |
Demographics | ||
Population | 2 (2011) | |
Pop. density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
Sapientza or Sapienza (
Description
The island has seen many shipwrecks because it is located over the main sea route between Italy and the Middle East. Some of the wrecks carried important cargo, such as a Toman wreck that carried granite columns from the peristyle of Herod's temple in Caesarea Maritima.[2] In the south of the island there is an important lighthouse built in 1885. Its height is 8 meters.[3]
Sapientza has lush vegetation with dense shrubland and perennial hollies, arbutus and other Mediterranean plants.
It is the only place in the world where the arbutus turn into trees, as they have also formed an entire forest known as ' Kumarodasos' which extends over 240 acres.
For this reason, Sapientza and the other Messenian Oinousses have been included in the Natura 2000 Network, with code GR2550003.[2][4]
On the island you can also find a large number of Kri-kri that live and breed there.
History
Sapientza is known for the
After the
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 4 | — |
2001 | 7 | +75.0% |
2011 | 2 | −71.4% |
References
- ^ Google (24 December 2014). "Sapientza" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ a b "The Isle of Sapientza". pylos.info. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Lighthouse Sapienza". faroi.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Messinian Oinousses, Schiza and Sapientza". cvf.gr. Retrieved 26 February 2015.