Gastouri is a Greek village located about 10 kilometres south of the city 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 ...
. Gastouri was established as a settlement on 28 January 1866 by publication of the decision in the
Greek government gazette.
In 1995, administratively, it belonged to the municipality of Achilleion.
In 2019, it was removed from the administrative unit of the municipality of Corfu, and was transferred to the municipality of
Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands.
Gastouri is the location of
Achilleion palace, built by
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie in Bavaria (24 December 1837 – 10 September 1898) was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.
Elisabeth was ...
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Population
References
Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)
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