Corfu (city)

Municipality of Corfu (Kerkyra) Δημοτική Κοινότητα Κερκυραίων (Κέρκυρα)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	Ionian islands
Regional district	Kerkyra
local community	Kerkyra
Parish	Kerkyra
Geographic coordinates	39 ° 37 ′  N , 19 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 39 ° 37 ′  N , 19 ° 55 ′  E
Height above d. M.	13  m (average)
surface	32.830 km²
Residents	32095 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	32010101
Local division	9

The city of Corfu ( Greek Κέρκυρα Kerkyra ( f. Sg. )) Is the capital of the Greek island of the same name Corfu and the administrative seat of the municipality of Kerkyra with 32,095 inhabitants. It is located on the east coast on a north-west sloping promontory, has an international airport and a safe harbor, which is connected by shipping lines with Brindisi , Venice , Patras and Igoumenitsa as well as Saranda (Albania).

history

Approx. 590 BC The Artemis Temple was built in the ancient Kerkyra , of which only a few remains have survived. Corfu was the first Greek city to submit in 229 BC. BC the Roman Empire . In 1204 Corfu became part of the Republic of Venice . In 1716 there was a siege by Ottoman troops , which was successfully repulsed by Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg , who was in the Venetian service. In 1815 Corfu became the capital of the independent Ionian island republic . The Ionian University , founded in 1824, is the oldest of the modern Greek universities . In 1864, Corfu finally came to Greece.

In 2007, the old town of Corfu which was UNESCO list of World Heritage added.

Famous residents of Corfu

• Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
• Ronnith Neumann , writer and photographer

Attractions

View from 1790

and display information about the image

Panorama of the old town, on the left the Old Fortress, on the right the New Fortress

• Artemis Temple
• Old fortress

The old fortress (Palaió Froúrio) was built by the Venetians in the 16th century. To secure the fortress, a canal was dug between protective walls and the adjoining mainland. The fortress initially housed the entire city, until it finally expanded to the west.

• New fortress

Start of construction in 1576, end of construction in 1645. Many underground passages should run under the New Fortress, which extend to the Old Fortress and connect them with one another.

• Old Palace (built 1819-1823)
• Agios Spyridonas Church
• Agios Jason Sossipatros Church

The Agios Jason Sossipatros Church was built in the 11th century. It is dedicated to two missionaries who spread Christianity on the island of Corfu.

• Platia Dimarchiu
• Great Platia
• Kanoni peninsula with a view of the monastery island Vlacherna and the "mouse island" Pondikonisi

Museums

• Archaeological Museum
• Banknote Museum
• Byzantine Museum
• Museum of Asian Art (Corfu) - extensive historical collection, since 1927 in the St. Michael & St. George Palais

Twin cities

• Kruševac , Serbia
• Paphos , Cyprus
• Famagusta , Cyprus
• Meissen , Germany
• Troisdorf , Germany
• Brindisi , Italy
• Carovigno , Italy
• Verona , Italy
• Saranda , Albania

gallery

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  New fortress

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  Old fortress

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  Old town and old fortress

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  View of the old town

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  The Liston - an arcaded street

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  Town Hall Square (Plateia Dimarchiou)

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  Schulenburg monument

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  Serbian World War I Museum

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  Monument to Kapodistrias with a view of the Old Fortress

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  St. Spyridon Church

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  Monastery island of Vlacherna and "Mouse Island" Pondikonisi. An aircraft is about to land at the adjacent airport.

Climate table

Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Corfu (city) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 13.9 14.2 16.2 19.2 23.8 27.9 30.9 31.1 27.8 23.2 18.8 15.4 O 21.9 Min. Temperature (° C) 5.1 5.7 6.8 9.3 12.9 16.4 18.3 18.6 16.5 13.4 9.8 6.7 O 11.7 Precipitation ( mm ) 132 136 98 62 36 14th 7th 18th 75 148 181 180 Σ 1,087 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 3.8 4.1 5.2 6.9 8.9 10.8 11.8 10.7 8.6 6.1 4.5 3.6 O 7.1 Rainy days ( d ) 11 11 9 7th 4th 2 1 2 4th 8th 11 13 Σ 83 Water temperature (° C) 14th 14th 14th 16 18th 21st 23 24 23 21st 18th 16 O 18.5 Humidity ( % ) 79 76 77 76 75 70 66 68 74 78 80 80 O 74.9 Source: wetterkontor.de

literature

• Diana Siebert: All gentlemen outposts. Corfu from 1797 to 1944 . Cologne 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-052502-5 .

Web links

Commons : Corfu City  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website ( English and French ).
• Official website of Corfu

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
2. ↑ Comune di Verona - Grandi Eventi - Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia . Retrieved April 24, 2018.