Editing Zakynthos (section)

{{short description|Greek island in the Ionian Sea}}
{{About|the Greek Island in the Ionian Sea|other uses|Zante (disambiguation)|the city|Zakynthos (city)|mythological founder|Zacynthus (mythology)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Greece place
| name                    = Zakynthos
| name_local              = Ζάκυνθος
| type                    = regional unit and municipality
| image_skyline           = Zakintos - panorama.jpg
| caption_skyline         = View of Zakynthos city
| image_map               = 2019 Dimos Zakynthou.png
| map_caption             = Zakynthos within Ionian Islands
| coordinates             = {{coord|37|48|N|20|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| periph                  = [[Ionian Islands (region)|Ionian Islands]]
| seat                    = [[Zakynthos (city)]]
| mayor                   = Georgios Stasinopoulos<ref name=mayor>[https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9116/ Municipality of Zakynthos, Municipal elections – October 2023], Ministry of Interior</ref>
| since                   = 2023
| area                    = 405.55
| elevation               = 
| population              = 41180
| population_as_of        = 2021
| demonym                 = 
| postal_code             = 29x xx
| area_code               = 2695
| licence                 = ΖΑ
| website                 = {{URL|www.zakynthos.gov.gr}}
}}
'''Zakynthos''' (also spelled '''Zakinthos'''; {{langx|el|Ζάκυνθος|Zákynthos}} {{IPA|el|ˈzacinθos||El-Ζάκυνθος.ogg}}; {{langx|it|Zacinto}} {{IPA|it|dzaˈtʃinto|}}) or '''Zante''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|æ|n|t|i}}, {{IPAc-en|USalso|ˈ|z|ɑː|n|t|eɪ}},<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/zante|title=Zante|work=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=[[HarperCollins]]|access-date=5 May 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190505164412/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/Zante "Zante"] (US) and {{Cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/Zante |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216210828/https://www.lexico.com/definition/zante |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-12-16 |title=Zante |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> {{IPA|it|ˈdzante|lang}}; {{langx|el|Τζάντε|Tzánte}} {{IPA|el|ˈdza(n)de|}}; from the [[Venetian language|Venetian]] form, traditionally Latinized as '''Zacynthus''') is a [[Greece|Greek]] island in the [[Ionian Sea]]. It is the third largest of the [[Ionian Islands]], with an area of {{convert|405.55|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}},<ref name=stat01>{{cite web |url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archive-date=21 September 2015 }}</ref> and a coastline {{convert|123|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} in length. The name, like all similar names ending in ''{{not a typo|-nthos}}'', is pre-[[Mycenaean Greek|Mycenaean]] or [[Pelasgians|Pelasgian]] in origin. In [[Greek mythology]], the island was said to be named after [[Zacynthus (mythology)|Zacynthus]], the son of the legendary [[Arcadia (region)|Arcadian]] chief [[Dardanus (son of Zeus)|Dardanus]].

Zakynthos is a tourist destination, especially amongst British tourists,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/07/multimedia/zakynthos-greece-shipwreck-beaches.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/07/multimedia/zakynthos-greece-shipwreck-beaches.html|title=Shipwrecks and Secluded Beaches: Exploring the Greek Island of Zakynthos|last=Hiltner|first=Stephen|date=2019-08-07|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-01-07|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> with an [[Zakynthos International Airport|international airport]] served by charter flights from northern Europe. The island's nickname is "the Flower of the Levant", bestowed upon it by the [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]], who ruled Zakynthos from 1484 to 1797.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}}