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Village on the Greek island of Corfu From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palaiokastritsa (Greek: Παλαιοκαστρίτσα meaning Little Old Castle place, referring to nearby Angelokastro) is a village in northwestern Corfu, Greece. Corfu has been suggested to be the mythical island of the Phaeacians and the bay of Palaiokastritsa to be the place where Odysseus disembarked and met Nausicaa for the first time. The monastery in Palaiokastritsa, which dates from 1225, houses a museum. It is especially known for its great cliffs and nearby beaches.
Palaiokastritsa
Παλαιοκαστρίτσα | |
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Coordinates: 39°41′N 19°43′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
Regional unit | Corfu |
Municipality | Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 48.4 km2 (18.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 3,389 |
• Municipal unit density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | ΚΥ |
Palaiokastrites was a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Its including area was defined around the original village of Palaiokastritsa. Since the 2019 local government reform Palaiokastrites is part of the municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands as a smaller municipal unit.[2] It has a land area of 48.379 km²[3] and a population of 3,389 (2021 census). It is located on the west coast of Corfu just south of Angelokastro. The seat of the formerly independent Palaiokastriton municipality was the town of Lakones.
The municipal unit Palaiokastriton is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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