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Thinali
Thinali ( el, Θινάλι) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northernmost part of the island of Corfu, in the middle of the north coast. With its 77.899 km², it was the largest municipality on the island. Its population was 5,226 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was the town of Acharavi (pop. 1,013). Its largest other towns are Nymfes (pop. 612) and Epískepsi (332). It is located northwest of the Corfu (city), city of Corfu. Last mayor of Thinali was Varelis Spiridon from village Lafki. Subdivisions The municipal unit Thinali is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Nymfes (Nymfes, Platonas) *Agios Panteleimonas, Corfu, Agios Panteleimonas (Agios Panteleimonas, Acharavi Acharavi ( el, Αχαράβη) is a settlement in the northern coast o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thinali
Thinali ( el, Θινάλι) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northernmost part of the island of Corfu, in the middle of the north coast. With its 77.899 km², it was the largest municipality on the island. Its population was 5,226 at the 2011 census. The seat of the municipality was the town of Acharavi (pop. 1,013). Its largest other towns are Nymfes (pop. 612) and Epískepsi (332). It is located northwest of the Corfu (city), city of Corfu. Last mayor of Thinali was Varelis Spiridon from village Lafki. Subdivisions The municipal unit Thinali is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Nymfes (Nymfes, Platonas) *Agios Panteleimonas, Corfu, Agios Panteleimonas (Agios Panteleimonas, Acharavi Acharavi ( el, Αχαράβη) is a settlement in the northern coast o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acharavi
Acharavi ( el, Αχαράβη) is a settlement in the northern coast of Corfu, Greece. The area offers a view of the Albanian coast. It is the seat of the municipality North Corfu. Population History Acharavi belongs to the community of ''Agios Panteleimonas'' (pronounounced: 'Agios Padel'eimonas, el, Άγιος Παντελέημονας). The formerly independent community of Agios Panteleimonas is nowadays one of the ten official sections of the municipal unit of Thinali. Etymologically, the name Acharavi consists of the Greek words Achari Hebe (pronounounced: 'Ahari Ivi, Greek: Άχαρη Ήβη) meaning "ungracious life/youth". Originally it was called Hebe and was an ancient Greek city, possibly named after the daughter of Zeus, Hebe. The city was destroyed in 32 BC by the Roman Emperor Octavian and was thus renamed from the city of life "Hebe" into the city of "Ungracious Life" Acharavi. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its village was mainly rebuilt. Loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Episkepsi
Episkepsi ( el, Επίσκεψη) is a village and a community in the northern part of the island of Corfu, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Thinali. In 2011 its population was 332 for the village and 537 for the community, which includes the village Agios Stefanos. Population See also *List of settlements in the Corfu regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Corfu regional unit, Greece. * Afionas * Afra * Agioi Deka * Agioi Douloi * Agios Athanasios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Markos * Agios Matthaios * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Panteleimonas * Agios Prokopios ... References {{North Corfu div Populated places in Corfu (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymfes
Nymfes ( el, Νύμφες meaning nymphs) is a village in the northern part of the island of Corfu, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Thinali. In 2011 its population was 642 for the village and 995 for the community, which includes the village Platonas. Nymfes is situated in green hills, 4 km from the coast, and is home to Corfu's only waterfall. It is 3 km west of Episkepsi and 19 km northwest of Corfu (city). Population See also *List of settlements in the Corfu regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Corfu regional unit, Greece. * Afionas * Afra * Agioi Deka * Agioi Douloi * Agios Athanasios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Markos * Agios Matthaios * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Panteleimonas * Agios Prokopios ... References External links Nymfes at the GTP Travel Pages {{North Corfu div Populated places in Corfu (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klimatia, Corfu
Klimatia ( el, Κληματιά) is a village in the northern part of the island of Corfu, Greece. In 2001 its population was 229 for the village and 289 for the community, which includes the villages Episkopi and Kyprianades. Klimatia is situated in green hills. It is 2 km south of Nymfes and 17 km northwest of Corfu (city). Population See also *List of settlements in the Corfu regional unit This is a list of settlements in the Corfu regional unit, Greece. * Afionas * Afra * Agioi Deka * Agioi Douloi * Agios Athanasios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Markos * Agios Matthaios * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Panteleimonas * Agios Prokopios ... References External links Klimatia at the GTP Travel Pages {{Authority control Populated places in Corfu (regional unit) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sfakera
Sfakera ( el, Σφακερά) is a village, on the north coast of the island of Corfu, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Thinali Thinali ( el, Θινάλι) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northern .... Τhe Village is predominantly inhabited by a populous with the surname Nikokavouras. Infamous members of the globally stretching Nikokavouras Family are local elder Efstathios and his son Nikos. Populated places in Corfu (regional unit) {{IonianIslands-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Antiniotissa
Lake Antiniotissa or Antinioti ( el, Λίμνη Αντινιώτισσα/Αντινιώτη), sometimes known as Antinioti Lagoon, is a small brackish lake on the north-east coast of Corfu, Greece near Agios Spyridon beach. It is an important wetland area and lies within a Natura 2000 nature protection area of at the western edge of the municipal unit of Thinali. The lake's Greek name translates into English as "the enemy of youth". It was once a malarial swamp and home to the anopheles mosquito, resulting in the area being uninhabited for many centuries, and it is still comparatively undeveloped. The vegetation surrounding the lake includes thickets of reed and bamboo. Inland there are orchards, olive groves and farmland, while between the lake and the sea lie sand dunes. The lake is jointly owned by the twelve principal villages of north-eastern Corfu and leased for fish farming, producing flathead grey mullet, sea bass and eel. It is also used for duck hunting. The adjacent dune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kassopaia
Kassopaia ( el, Κασσωπαία) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northeasternmost tip of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of 33.749 km² and a population of 2,185 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Gimari (pop. 23). Its largest towns are Kassiopi (pop. 812), Nisáki (278), and Agnítsini (119). 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, Agios Georgios, Imerolia, Kellia, Lithiasmenos, Pigi, Plateia, Podolakkos, Psyllos dyo, Psyllos ena) * Nisaki (Nisaki, Apolysoi, Vinglatouri, Katavolos) * Sini (Agnitsini, Agios Stefanos Kassiopi, Vingla, Karyotiko, Kokkini, Kokkokylas, Kremithas, Mengoulas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperies
Esperies ( el, Εσπερίες) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northwest corner of the island of Corfu. It has a land area of and a population of 6,990 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Velonades (pop. 392). Its largest towns are Karousades (pop. 991), Avliotes (830), Peroulades (673), and Velonades. Subdivisions The municipal unit Esperies is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Agioi Douloi * Agrafoi (Agrafoi, Agia Paraskevi) * Antipernoi * Avliotes (Avliotes, Agia Pelagia, Agios Stefanos Avliotes, Garnades, Kouknikades, Staousa) * Kavallouri * Karousades (Karousades, Agios Ioannis, Astrakeri, Roda) * Magoulades (Magoulades, Arillas, Gousades, Poulimates, Tsoukalio) * Peroulades (Peroulades, Mega Ydri) *Sidari File:KanaliTouE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Corfu
North Corfu ( el, Βόρεια Κέρκυρα ''Voreia Kerkyra'') is a municipality on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Islands region in Greece. The municipality was formed at the 2019 local government reform, when the pre-existing municipality of Corfu was divided in three. Its seat is the village Acharavi. The municipality consists of the following four subdivisions (municipal units): * Agios Georgios *Esperies *Kassopaia *Thinali Thinali ( el, Θινάλι) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northern ... References {{North Corfu div Populated places in Corfu (regional unit) 2019 establishments in Greece Municipalities of the Ionian Islands (region) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faiakes
Faiakes ( el, Φαίακες) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located in the northeastern part of the island of Corfu Corfu (, ) or Kerkyra ( el, Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, , ; ; la, Corcyra.) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The isl .... It has a land area of 53.850 km² and a population of 6,545 (2011 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Ypsos (pop. 590). Its largest towns are Káto Korakiána (pop. 967), Áno Korakiána (946), Ýpsos, Káto Ágios Márkos (867), and Spartýlas (517). References Populated places in Corfu (regional unit) {{Ionian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citrus
''Citrus'' is a genus of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as Orange (fruit), oranges, Lemon, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and lime (fruit), limes. The genus ''Citrus'' is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia (continent), Australia. Various citrus species have been used and domesticated by indigenous cultures in these areas since ancient times. From there its cultivation spread into Micronesia and Polynesia by the Austronesian expansion (c. 3000–1500 BCE); and to the Middle East and the Mediterranean (c. 1200 BCE) via the incense trade route, and onwards to Europe and the Americas. History Citrus plants are native to subtropical and tropical regions of Asia, Island Southeast Asia, Near Oceania, and northeastern Australia. Domestication of citrus species involved much hybridization and introgression, leaving much uncertainty ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
