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Corfu  (Κέρκυρα)
Location
Coordinates	39°37′N, 19°55′E
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	0 - 10 m  (0 -  33 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Ionian Islands
Prefecture:	Corfu
Mayor:	Sotirios Micallef (2007)
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
- Population:	39,487
- Area:	41.905 km² (16 sq.mi.)
- Density:	942 /km² (2,441 /sq.mi.)
Codes
Postal codes:	491 xx
Area codes:	26610
License plate codes:	ΚΥ
Website
www.corfu.gr

Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a city in north-western Greece. It is the capital and main town of the island and prefecture of Corfu. The city is a major tourist attraction, and has played an important role since the Venetians. The city has become known as a Kastropolis (Castle City) because of its multiple castles.^[1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 528 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The Old Fort, Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece, as seen from the New Fort. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 685 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 700 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Other versions Adapted from Image:Greece outline map. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, Ιόνιοι Νήσοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a prefecture of Greece. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... This is an alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a prefecture of Greece. ... Pontikonisi island in the background with the Vlaheraina Monastery in the foreground. ...

Town

The town of Corfu stands on the broad part of a peninsula, whose termination in the Venetian citadel (Παλαιό Φρούριο in Greek) is cut off from it by an artificial fosse formed in a natural gully, with a salt-water ditch at the bottom, that serves also as a kind of marina. The old city having grown up within fortifications, where every metre of ground was precious, is a labyrinth of narrow streets paved with cobblestones, sometimes tortuous but mostly pleasant, colourful and sparkling clean. These streets are called "kantounia" (Greek: καντούνια) and the older ones sometimes follow the gentle irregularities of the ground while many of them are too narrow for vehicular traffic. There is promenade by the seashore towards the bay of Garitsa (Γαρίτσα), and also a handsome esplanade between the town and the citadel called "Liston" (Greek: Λιστόν) where upscale restaurants and European style bistros abound. The name Liston came from the American "List on" meaning the list of the vendors' fare, in other words the menu. This article is about a type of fortification. ...

Climate

Corfu city's climate is Mediterranean. The summers are warm with moderate humidity, and temperatures reaching 33 Celsius. The winters are mild and temperatures around on or above 10 Celsius.

History

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Government

Corfu is the capital of the Corfu Prefecture.

Mayors

Up until 1866, Corfu had no mayors. This list starts from 1866 and on.^[2]

• Nikolaos V. Manesis (1866 - 1870)
• Christodoulos M. Kiriakis (1870 - 1874)
• Christodoulos M. Kiriakis (1874 - 1879)
• Georgios Theotokis (1879 - 1883)
• Georgios Theotokis (1883 - 1887)
• Michael Theotokis (1887 - 1891)
• Michael Theotokis (1891 - 1895)
• Aggellos Psoroulas (1895 - 1899)
• Dimitrios Kollas (1899 - 1903)
• Dimitrios Kollas (1903 - 1907)
• Dimitrios Kollas (1907 - 1911)
• Ioannis Mavrogian (1914 - 1925)
• Spiridon Kollas (1925 - 1929)
• Spiridon Kollas (1929 - 1933)
• Spiridon Kollas (1934 - 1951)
• Stamatios Dessilas (1951 - 1954)
• Stamatios Dessilas (1955 - 1959)
• Panagiotis Zafiropoulos (1959 - 1964)
• Spiridon Rath (1964 - 1967)
• Konstantinos Alexopoulos (1974 - 1975)
• Spiridon Rath (1975 - 1978)
• Ioannis Kourkoulos (1979 - 1982)
• Ioannis Kourkoulos (1983 - 1986)
• Ioannis Kourkoulos (1987 - 1990)
• Chrisanthos Sarlis (1991 - 1994)
• Chrisanthos Sarlis (1995 - 1998)
• Chrisanthos Sarlis (1992 - 2002)
• Alexandros Mastoras (2003 - 2006)
• Sotirios Micallef (2007 - present)

Consulates

Corfu is home to many foreign consulates.^[3] For the uses of Consul as Chief Magistrate of a (city) state, see Consul. ...

• Great Britain: 2 Alexandras Av & Menekratous St. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 30055
• Austria: 3 K. Zavitsianou St. Corfu 49100 , Tel: +30 26610 44252
• Belgium: 44 Alexandras Av Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 33788
• France: 22 I. Polyla St. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 26312
• Germany: 57 Guilford St. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 31453
• Denmark: 4 Ethnikis Antistasis Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 35698
• Switzerland: Corfu Palace Hotel Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 39485
• Ireland: 20A Kapodistriou St. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 33411
• Italy: 10 Alexandras Av. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 42433
• Cyprus: 8 Sotiros St. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 43915
• Norway: 7 Donzelot St. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 32423
• Netherlands: Kapodistriou & 2 Idromenon St. Corfu 49100, Tel: :+30 26610 39900
• Finland: Hotel Annaliza Pirgi Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 93438
• Portugal: Hotel "Ermones Beach" Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 94241
• Spain: 3 Sofokleus Dousmani St. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 36421
• Sweden: Skaramaga Sq. Corfu 49100, Tel: +30 26610 31386

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Culture

Architecture

Twin Cities

• Krusevac, Serbia (19-10-1985)^[4]
• Paphos, Cyprus (5-7-1992)^[4]
• Famagusta, Cyprus (13-8-1994)^[4]
• Meissen, Germany (26-9-1996)^[4]
• Troisdorf, Germany (4-10-1996)^[4]
• Assia, Cyprus (3-5-1998)^[4]
• Brindisi, Italy (21-5-1998)^[4]
• Vathi, Samos Greece (29-7-1998)^[4]
• Carovigno, Italy (7-5-2000)^[4]
• Verona, Italy (August 2000)^[4]
• Koper/Capodistria, Slovenia (7-12-2000)^[4]
• Saranti, Albania (12-7-2001)^[4]
• Trematousia, Cyprus (9-12-2001)^[4]
• Ioannina, Greece (21-12-2002)^[4]

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Photo Gallery

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References

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External Links

• City of Corfu Website