Country Greece Time zone EET (UTC+2) Administrative region North Aegean Regional unit Chios | Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft) Municipality Chios Municipal unit Omiroupoli | |
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Vrontados (Greek: Βροντάδος) is a small coastal town located at the eastern part of the island of Chios in Greece. With a population of about 5,300 the town hosts the seat of the municipality of Omiroupoli.
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- Chios greece vrontados atlasvisual
- Map of Vrontados Greece
- Other
- Rocket Wars
- Notable natives and inhabitants
- References
Map of Vrontados, Greece
Other
The town has a strong tradition in merchant seafaring and is currently the home of various important Greek ship owners. Also Vrontados is well known for its unique Easter celebration known as rouketopolemos (rocket war). Due to its proximity to the city of Chios (the island's capital), modern Vrontados is considered a sort of a suburb of the capital. Vrontados purportedly gets its name from the loud noise thunder (Vrontes - Βροντές) makes as it echoes from the nearby mountain, Aepos.
Rocket Wars
Every Easter, the Eastern Orthodox churches, Agios Marcos and Erithiani, fire rockets at each other (Rouketopolemos). Whoever hits the other church's bell tower first wins the war. The Rocket Wars have been cancelled.