Agios Gordios

Agios Gordios
Άγιος Γόρδιος

Basic data

Greece

Kerkyra

Kerkyra

Geographic coordinates

39 ° 33 ' N , 19 ° 51' E Coordinates: 39 ° 33 ' N , 19 ° 51' E

Residents

54 (2011)

LAU-1 code no.

3201031002

Agios Gordios ( Greek Άγιος Γόρδιος , locally also Ai Gordis Άη Γόρδης ( m. Sg. )) Is a village on the west coast of the Greek island of Corfu . It belongs to the municipality of Achillio and is mainly known as a holiday resort due to its sandy bay. The neighboring villages are Sinarades in the north and Kato Garouna in the south.

Names and history

The village is named after the church of St. Gordios, which is near the beach in the center of the village. The date of construction is not known, the first mention of it is in 1714.

Agios Gordios was recognized in 1971 as a settlement of the then rural community Kato Garouna (Κοινότητα Κάτω Γαρούνας Kinotita Kato Garounas ), which has had the status of a local community since the administrative reform in 2010 ( Τοπική ΓοινΓαρς Garαú Garouna .

**Population development of Agios Gordios**
1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
12	60	2	29	54

Trivia

Freddy Mercury , the lead singer of Queen, is said to have visited the place a few times. The hotel and hostel, The Pink Palace, supposedly got its name from him.

Web links

Commons : Agios Gordios - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the 2011 census ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Excel ; 2.6 MB) National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ)
↑ Welcome to Agios Gordios. Greek Bliss, accessed May 5, 2017 .
^ Agios Gordios History. Greek Bliss, archived from the original on June 23, 2017 ; accessed on September 5, 2019 (English).
↑ Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 1 (Τόμος A, a – K), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 473.
↑ Population of Agios Gordios 1971–2011 Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, digital library ; Census 2011 (Greek)
↑ Chantal Abitbol: Sleep is for wimps: World's 10 craziest party hostels. CNN, November 13, 2012, accessed May 5, 2017 .

[1] Results of the 2011 census ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Excel ; 2.6 MB) National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ)

[2] Welcome to Agios Gordios. Greek Bliss, accessed May 5, 2017 .

[3] Agios Gordios History. Greek Bliss, archived from the original on June 23, 2017 ; accessed on September 5, 2019 (English).

[4] Κεντρική Ένωση Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων Ελλάδας (ΚΕΔΚΕ) Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης (ΕΕΤΑΑ) (ed.): Λεξικό Διοικητικών Μεταβολών των Δήμων και Κοινοτήτων (1912-2001). Volume 1 (Τόμος A, a – K), Athens 2002, ISBN 960-7509-47-1 , p. 473.

[5] Population of Agios Gordios 1971–2011 Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, digital library ; Census 2011 (Greek)

[6] Chantal Abitbol: Sleep is for wimps: World's 10 craziest party hostels. CNN, November 13, 2012, accessed May 5, 2017 .