Palaiokastritsa
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Paleokastritsa is a former municipality on the island of Corfu
, Ionian Islands
, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It has a land area of 48.379 km² and a population of 4,395 (2001 census) and is located on the west coast of Corfu just south of Angelokastro. The seat of the municipality was the town of Lakones (pop. 502). The largest villages are Liapádes (pop. 958), Doukádes (678), Skriperó (642), and Lákones.
Corfu is considered to be the mythical island of the Phaeacians. The bay of Paleokastritsa is considered to be the place where Odysseus disembarked and met Nausicaa
for the first time.
). The village has no school, its nearest are in Lakones and Liapades.
On a nearby hill there is a monastery, dating to 1225. There is a museum inside.
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It has a land area of 48.379 km² and a population of 4,395 (2001 census) and is located on the west coast of Corfu just south of Angelokastro. The seat of the municipality was the town of Lakones (pop. 502). The largest villages are Liapádes (pop. 958), Doukádes (678), Skriperó (642), and Lákones.
Corfu is considered to be the mythical island of the Phaeacians. The bay of Paleokastritsa is considered to be the place where Odysseus disembarked and met Nausicaa
Nausicaa
Nausicaa is a character in Homer's Odyssey . She is the daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia. Her name, in Greek, means "burner of ships".-Role in the Odyssey:...
for the first time.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Paleokastritsa is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- Lakones (Lakones, Paleokastritsa)
- Aleimmatades (Aleimmatades, Agia Anna)
- Gardelades
- DoukadesDoukadesDoukades is a village in the northwestern part of the island of Corfu. It is located in the municipal unit of Palaiokastritsa. Its 2001 population was 678 for the village and 689 for the municipal district. Several hills dominate the area.-Population:...
(Doukades, Papathanatika) - Krini
- LiapadesLiapadesLiapades is a medium-sized village located on the northwest side of Corfu, four kilometres away from Palaiokastritsa. It has a quiet, agriculture-based economy during the winter. In the summer, the local industry mostly relies on the tourist trade, although the place is by no means mainstream...
(Liapades, Gefyra) - Makrades (Makrades, Vistonas)
- Skripero (Skripero, Felekas)
Other
Paleokastritsa has several schools, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school), a few churches, a post office, and a square (plateiaPlateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
). The village has no school, its nearest are in Lakones and Liapades.
On a nearby hill there is a monastery, dating to 1225. There is a museum inside.
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