Lefkimmi ( el, Λευκίμμη, also known as ''Alefkimmo'') is a town and a former municipality on the island of
Corfu,
Ionian Islands,
Greece
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. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality
South Corfu
South Corfu ( el, Νότια Κέρκυρα ''Notia 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 o ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
Its land area is 50.819 km²
and its population was 5,800 at the 2011 census. Lefkimmi is the southernmost municipal unit on the island. Tourism is its main industry along with agriculture and other businesses. It features beaches, restaurants, shops, taverns and hotels. A canal passes through the eastern part of town. The municipal seat was the town of Lefkímmi (pop. 2,935). Its next largest towns are Kávos (pop. 685), Palaiochóri (459), Vitaládes (442), and Kritiká (453). Lefkimmi also is the second largest settlement of the island.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Lefkimmi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
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Ano Lefkimmi (Molos)
*Lefkimmi (Lefkimmi,
Kavos
Kavos ( el, Κάβος) is the southernmost seaside village on the island of Corfu in Greece, in the municipal unit of Lefkimmi. Since the early post-war era, it has gained popularity as a resort heavily devoted to tourism and is popular with ...
)
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Neochori (Neochori, Dragotina, Kritika, Palaiochori, Spartera)
*
Vitalades (Vitalades, Gardenos)
Population
History
In 1804, when Corfu was part of the
Septinsular Republic
The Septinsular Republic ( el, Ἑπτάνησος Πολιτεία, Heptanēsos Politeia; it, Repubblica Settinsulare) was an oligarchic republic that existed from 1800 to 1807 under nominal Russian and Ottoman sovereignty in the Ionian Islan ...
, 1,300
Souliote refugees arrived in Lefkimmi after their
expulsion
Expulsion or expelled may refer to:
General
* Deportation
* Ejection (sports)
* Eviction
* Exile
* Expeller pressing
* Expulsion (education)
* Expulsion from the United States Congress
* Extradition
* Forced migration
* Ostracism
* Persona non ...
from their homeland by
Ali Pasha of Yanina
Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1740 – 24 January 1822), was an Albanian ruler who served as pasha of a large part of western Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territories, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina. His court was in Ioanni ...
.
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
Municipality of LefkimmiLefkimi Travel and Business Directory
Lefkimmi on GTP Travel Pages
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Populated places in Corfu (regional unit)