Kassiopi
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Kassiopi district Δημοτική Κοινότητα Κασσιόπης (Κασσιόπη) |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Ionian islands | ||
| Regional district | Kerkyra | ||
| local community | Kerkyra | ||
| Parish | Kassiopi | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 39 ° 47 ' N , 19 ° 55' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
24 m (average) |
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| surface | 8.824 km² | ||
| Residents | 977 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 32010702 | ||
| Local division | 9 | ||
Kassiopi ( Greek Κασσιόπη ( f. Sg. )) Is a small port town in the northeast of the Greek island of Corfu at the foot of the highest mountain Pantokrator and about 35 kilometers from the island's capital Kerkyra .
location
Kassiopi is located in a bay and its proximity to the mainland allows a direct view of the mountains of Albania and Greece. Unlike Acharavi or Sidari, for example, the place is not on the island's main road, but has its own 500-meter-long main road parallel to the main road, so the place is very traffic-calmed. Sailboats and motor yachts are often anchored in the harbor.
About 800 of the 2,185 inhabitants of the municipality live in Kassiopi itself. North of Kassiopi is Cape Akra Kassope .
history
At the time of the Roman occupation after 230 BC After Kerkyra, Kassiopi was the most important city on Corfu. A first historical mention of Kassiopi can be found in Cicero , the 48 BC. Lived in Kassiopi for seven days. There is evidence that Emperor Nero visited Kassiopi in AD 67 and sang a song in honor of the father of the gods in the Zeus sanctuary near the location of today's Panagia Kassopitra Church. Emperor Tiberius is said to have had a residence in Kassiopi.
Naming Kassiopi
According to one guess, the name is said to be associated with Kassiopi, an ancient city that dates back to the 4th century BC. Existed, related: Epiros . Epiros at that time was built according to the urban planning grid of the Hippodamos of Miletus and has similarities with the ancient Kassiopi. Hence, it is believed that Epiros' citizens emigrated and founded Kassiopi. Another theory is that the name goes back to the Romans who worshiped Casion in the main temple of Zeus .
Attractions
Temple of Zeus
Near today's Panagia Kassopitra Church there was a temple of Zeus , the remains of which were found south of the church in 1970.
Panagia Kassopitra Church
Today's Panagia Kassopitra Church was originally a three-aisled basilica that was built for the Greek Orthodox Christians near the Temple of Zeus. In 1537 the basilica was destroyed by the Turks and only rebuilt as a Roman Catholic church for the Venetians from 1590 to 1591 . This church was given to the Greek Orthodox Christians at the beginning of the 17th century.
Above the entrance portal there is a Latin inscription in memory of the Venetian governor Petro Francisco Malipetro who participated in the reconstruction of the church , of Philippo Pascalico , who later enlarged the church, and of the decoration of the church by Nicolao Suriano .
In 1530, a young man named Stephanos is said to have been sentenced to blinding by the governor Simon Lion for a theft . After his punishment, his mother is said to have brought the blind Stephanos to the Panagia Kassopitra Church, where he woke up with full eyesight the next morning, May 8th. The miracle is attributed to the Holy Mother Matron, the saint of Kassiopi. Since this incident, May 8 has been a public holiday in Kassiopi.
Fort
In the 11th century the Normans ruled large areas of the Adriatic and the Ionian Sea, including Corfu for a few years. At Kassiopi there was a great sea battle in 1084, in which the Normans were defeated by the Venetians. Only in the second half of the 13th century is Kassiopi mentioned again historically. The Anjou of the Kingdom of Naples were the Lords of Corfu from 1267 to 1386 and built the castle , which is still in ruins today .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)