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The official name of Spinalonga is Kalydon, but not many people use this name. There is a confusion about the name of Spinalonga which also is used for the peninsula (the large Spinalonga) near the islet. The name Spinalonga created during the Venetians era and although it can been translated from Latin as a long thorn (suitable for the shape of the peninsula) the name origin is different. Locals used to refer to the peninsula as 'stin elounda' which means 'to Elounda' and as Venetians where not able to understand this phrase they familiarized it in their own language. So, the name Spinalonga created
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