Perithia

Perithia Περίθεια
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	Ionian islands
Regional district	Kerkyra
local community	Kerkyra
Parish	Thinali
Local community	Perithia
Geographic coordinates	39 ° 47 '  N , 19 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 39 ° 47 '  N , 19 ° 55'  E
Residents	3 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	3201060801
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Perithia ( Greek Περίθεια ( n. Sg. )) Is a village on the Greek island of Corfu , which was listed as a historical monument in 1996. The place is in the northeast of Corfu on the foothills of the Pantokrator .

history

church

The first written records of Perithia are from the 14th century. However, it is believed that Perithia had been colonized for a significantly longer period of time. In its heyday, Perithia was one of the wealthiest places on the island and had a population of up to 1200. There were about 130 houses and eight churches.

The location of the place at about 450 meters originally offered protection from pirate attacks and the malaria that was rampant on the coast at that time. Livestock was an important branch of the economy, other agriculture was mainly only possible in fields in the lower coastal region. In the 19th century there were hardly any pirate attacks and more and more people spent the winter on the coast and only the malaria-dangerous summer months in Palea Peritheia. The place was gradually abandoned in the 1960s after the malaria risk on the Greek islands was averted and tourism offered jobs on the coasts.

Perithia population development

1879	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
697	583	583	684	72	27	10	12	40	34	3

Tourist use

The village is advertised as the abandoned place Palea Perithia ( Παλαιά Περίθεια ) and is now considered a tourist attraction. It has several taverns. The church of Agios Iakovos o Persis at the entrance to the village, which was built in the 14th century and contains remarkable frescoes, is particularly worth seeing. It was expertly restored from 2013 to 2014.

Web links

Commons : Palea Peritheia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
2. ↑ Old Perithia. Merchant's House Publishing, accessed May 20, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Maria: Now a trip to Palea Peritheia is worthwhile. Radio korfu, April 1, 2014, accessed May 20, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Population of Perithia 1879, 1920–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek); Census 2011
5. ↑ MarcDubin: Corfu attractions. The Telegraph, August 26, 2016, accessed May 20, 2017 .