Sidari
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Local community Sidari Τοπική Κοινότητα Σιδαρίου (Σιδάρι) |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Ionian islands | ||
| Regional district | Kerkyra | ||
| local community | Kerkyra | ||
| Parish | Esperies | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 39 ° 48 ′ N , 19 ° 42 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
10 m average |
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| surface | 1.875 km² | ||
| Residents | 386 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 32010511 | ||
| Local division | 1 | ||
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Sidari ( Greek Σιδάρι ( n. Sg. )) Is a coastal town in the north of the Greek island of Corfu . Administratively it has the status of a local community in the Esperies parish of the Kerkyra parish .
Sidari is strongly tourist-oriented and essentially consists of a single-lane thoroughfare with hotels, souvenir shops and taverns on the sides . Sidari is mainly visited by the British.
A long white sandy beach with clay / sandstone cliffs and deep fjords stretches along the north coast and offers good swimming and surfing opportunities. There are no ports on the north coast of Corfu.
Structure and population development
Sidari population development
| Surname | Greek name | code | 1928 | 1940 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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| Sidari | Σιδάρι | 3201051101 | 93 | 198 | 146 * | 125 | 185 | 218 | 269 | 371 | 386 |
| Megali Drys | Μεγάλη Δρυς ( f. Sg. ) | - | 82 | 64 | |||||||
| total | 32010511 | 229 ** | 198 | 218 | 189 | 185 | 218 | 269 | 371 | 386 | |
* 1951 including Petsatika: 41 inhabitants
** 1928 including Megadri: 65 inhabitants; Melissia: 71 inhabitants
Canal d'Amour
At Sidari, at the end of a long sandy beach, there is the Canal d'Amour, a 10-20 meter long natural rock tunnel that connects two small bays between the sandstone cliffs there. According to a legend, lovers who swim through it will soon be standing in front of the altar or at least be lucky in love.
Web links
- Sidari Travel Guide and Photos (English-German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
- ↑ Population of Sidari 1928–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek); Census 2011