Volissos

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Volissos

Volissos

Location in Greece
Coordinates: 38°28′55″N 25°58′28″E / 38.48194°N 25.97444°E / 38.48194; 25.97444Coordinates: 38°28′55″N 25°58′28″E / 38.48194°N 25.97444°E / 38.48194; 25.97444
Country  Greece
Prefecture Chios
Municipality Psara
Population (2001)
 - Total 417

Volissos (Greek: Βολισσός) is a small town in the northwest of Chios, Aegean Islands, Greece. Volissos dates back to the ancient times and was rarely known as Bolissos. Volissos is the seat of the municipality of Amani. Volissos is linked with a road linking southeast to Chios and serves a port to the island of Psara. The mountains dominate the northwestern part of the municipality.

Saint Markella of Chios lived in the village.

Other

Volissos has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church and a square (plateia).

Historical population

The population of the village is declining.

Year Population
1951 1.087
1961 936
1971 676
1981 479
1991 404
2001 417

See also

• Communities of the Chios prefecture

External links

• Information about Volissos, Chios

• Coordinates: 38°28′55″N 25°58′28″E / 38.48194°N 25.97444°E / 38.48194; 25.97444
• Chios Online Travel Guide (Detailed Informations about the Island of Chios: all villages, beaches, history and attractions)

Municipalities of the Chios Prefecture

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