Kassopaia is a village and a former municipality on the island of Corfu

Corfu

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...

, Ionian Islands

Ionian Islands Periphery

Ionian Islands is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the historical region of the Ionian Islands, except for the island of Kythera which belongs to Attica.-Administration:...

, Greece

Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu

Corfu

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...

, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northeasternmost tip of the island of Corfu

Corfu

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...

. It has a land area of 33.749 km² and a population of 2,787 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Gimari (pop. 46). Its largest towns are Kassiopi

Kassiopi

Kassiopi is a village, and a resort on the affluent north east coast of Corfu. It is in the municipal unit of Kassopaia. The town itself has been heavily developed and the more expensive villas are now outside it, but it remains a summer social centre much appreciated by the English...

 (pop. 1,076), Nisáki (346), and Agnítsini (148).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Kassopaia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Gimari (Gimari, Vlachatika, Kavalleraina, Kalami, Kentroma, Plagia, Rachi)
• Kassiopi
  Kassiopi
  Kassiopi is a village, and a resort on the affluent north east coast of Corfu. It is in the municipal unit of Kassopaia. The town itself has been heavily developed and the more expensive villas are now outside it, but it remains a summer social centre much appreciated by the English...
  
   (Kassiopi, Agios Georgios, Imerolia, Kellia, Lithiasmenos, Pigi, Plateia, Podolakkos, Psyllos dyo, Psyllos ena)
• Nisaki
  Nisaki
  Nisaki is a small sea-side village in north-east Corfu, which once had a tiny islet in its small bay. During the 20th century, probably with the advent of mass tourism, several tavernas were built on this islet and a jetty was constructed, linking it permanently to the mainland...
  
   (Nisaki, Apolysoi, Vinglatouri, Katavolos)
• Sini (Agnitsini, Agios Stefanos Kassiopi, Vingla, Karyotiko, Kokkini, Kokkokylas, Kremithas, Mengoulas, Porta, Rou, Santa, Sarakinatika, Tritsi)

Information

Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

External links

• Kassiopi on GTP Travel Pages

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