Therasia

Therasia

Native name: Θηρασία
Therasia (Greece)
Geography
Coordinates
Archipelago	Cyclades
Area
Country
Greece
Region	South Aegean
Regional unit	Thira
Demographics
Population	268 (as of 2001)
Density	29 /km2 (75 /sq mi)
Postal code	847 02
Area code(s)	22860
Vehicle registration	EM

Therasia, also known as Thirasía (Greek: Θηρασία), is an island in the volcanic island group of Santorini in the Greek Cyclades. It lies north-west of Nea Kameni, a small island formed in recent centuries by volcanic activity and thus marking the centre of the island group. Therasia is the second largest island of the group, the largest by far being Thera.

Therasia has a land area of 9.299 square kilometres (3.590 sq mi) and its population was 268 inhabitants at the 2001 census. It is part of the community of Oia (Κοινότητα Οίας).

Thera and Therasia were separated by the Thera eruption.

At Knossos, in a LMIIIA context (14th century BC), seven Linear B texts while calling upon "all the gods" make sure to grant primacy to an elsewhere-unattested entity called qe-ra-si-ja and, once, qe-ra-si-jo. However this probably refers to a god or a person rather than to an island *Qherasia > Therasia.

Thirasia is also the book of Greek poet Dimitris Varos that became a music album and theatrical performance by Greek composer Giannis Markopoulos under the title Daring Communication - Electric Theseus.

Villages

• Agía Eiríni (pop. 89)
• Agrilia (0)
• Manolas (147)
• Ormos Korfou (2)
• Potamos (30)

Historical population

Census	Settlement
1991	233
2001	268
2011	319

External links

• Official website (German) (Greek) (English) (French)
• Official Facebook Page (German) (Greek) (English) (French)