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- Corfu abstract "Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, [ˈcercira]; Ancient Greek: Κέρκυρα or Κόρκυρα; Latin: Corcyra; Italian: Corfù) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The municipality includes the island Corfu and the smaller islands Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The principal city of the island and seat of the municipality (pop. 32,095) is also named Corfu. Corfu is home to the Ionian University.The island is bound with the history of Greece from the beginning of Greek mythology. Its Greek name, Kerkyra or Korkyra, is related to two powerful water symbols: Poseidon, god of the sea, and Asopos, an important Greek mainland river. According to myth, Poseidon fell in love with the beautiful nymph Korkyra, daughter of Asopus and river nymph Metope, and abducted her. Poseidon brought Korkyra to the hitherto unnamed island and, in marital bliss, offered her name to the place: Korkyra, which gradually evolved to Kerkyra (Doric). Together, they had a child they called Phaiax, after whom the inhabitants of the island were named: Phaiakes. This term was transliterated via Latin to Phaeacians. Corfu's nickname is The island of the Phaeacians.The island's history is laden with battles and conquests. The legacy of these struggles is visible in the form of castles punctuating strategic locations across the island. Two of these castles enclose its capital, which is the only city in Greece to be surrounded in such a way. As a result, Corfu's capital has been officially declared a Kastropolis ("castle city") by the Greek government. From medieval times and into the 17th century, the island was recognised as a bulwark of the European States against the Ottoman Empire and became one of the most fortified places in Europe. The fortifications of the island were used by the Venetians to defend against Ottoman intrusion into the Adriatic. Corfu repulsed several Turkish sieges, before falling under British rule following the Napoleonic Wars. Corfu was eventually ceded by the British Empire along with the remaining islands of the United States of the Ionian Islands, and unification with modern Greece was concluded in 1864 under the Treaty of London.In 2007, the city's old city was designated for the UNESCO World Heritage List, following a recommendation by ICOMOS.Corfu is a very popular tourist destination. The island was the location of the 1994 European Union summit.".
- Corfu areaCode "26610, 26620, 26630".
- Corfu country Greece.
- Corfu maximumElevation "906.0".
- Corfu minimumElevation "0.0".
- Corfu postalCode "490 82, 490 83, 490 84, 491 00".
- Corfu thumbnail 2011_Dimos_Kerkyras.png?width=300.
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- Corfu wikiPageExternalLink Greece.
- Corfu wikiPageExternalLink Handbook_for_travellers_in_Greece.
- Corfu wikiPageExternalLink A_hand-book_for_travellers_in_the_Ionian_Islands_Greece_Turkey_Asia_Minor_and_Constantinople.
- Corfu wikiPageExternalLink KrfEng.htm.
- Corfu wikiPageExternalLink 2up.
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- Corfu wikiPageExternalLink www.corfu.gr.
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- Corfu wikiPageRevisionID "605529061".
- Corfu aprHighC "19".
- Corfu aprLowC "9.2".
- Corfu aprPrecipitationMm "66.7".
- Corfu areaCode "266102662026630".
- Corfu areaMunicipality "614.6".
- Corfu augHighC "31.3".
- Corfu augLowC "18.8".
- Corfu augPrecipitationMm "19".
- Corfu captionSkyline "Pontikonisi and Vlacheraina monastery seen from the hilltops of Kanoni".
- Corfu date "August 2010".
- Corfu decHighC "15.3".
- Corfu decLowC "6.8".
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- Corfu elevationMax "906".
- Corfu elevationMin "0".
- Corfu febHighC "14.2".
- Corfu febLowC "5.7".
- Corfu febPrecipitationMm "137.2".
- Corfu hasPhotoCollection Corfu.
- Corfu imageMap "2011".
- Corfu imageSkyline "Pontikonisi.jpg".
- Corfu janHighC "13.9".
- Corfu janLowC "5.1".
- Corfu janPrecipitationMm "132.1".
- Corfu julHighC "30.9".
- Corfu julLowC "18.4".
- Corfu julPrecipitationMm "9.2".
- Corfu junHighC "28".
- Corfu junLowC "16.4".
- Corfu junPrecipitationMm "14.1".
- Corfu latDeg "39".
- Corfu latMin "35".
- Corfu latSec "30".
- Corfu licence "KY".
- Corfu location "Corfu".
- Corfu lonDeg "19".
- Corfu lonMin "52".
- Corfu lonSec "30".
- Corfu marHighC "16".
- Corfu marLowC "6.8".
- Corfu marPrecipitationMm "98.1".
- Corfu mayHighC "23.8".
- Corfu mayLowC "12.9".
- Corfu mayPrecipitationMm "37".
- Corfu metricFirst "yes".
- Corfu name "Corfu".
- Corfu nameLocal "Κέρκυρα".
- Corfu novHighC "18.7".
- Corfu novLowC "9.9".
- Corfu novPrecipitationMm "180.3".
- Corfu octHighC "23.2".
- Corfu octLowC "13.4".
- Corfu octPrecipitationMm "147.3".
- Corfu periph Ionian_Islands_(region).
- Corfu periphunit Corfu_(regional_unit).
- Corfu popMunicipality "102071".
- Corfu populationAsOf "2011".
- Corfu postalCode "9223372036854775807".
- Corfu sepHighC "27.6".
- Corfu sepLowC "16.5".
- Corfu sepPrecipitationMm "81.3".
- Corfu singleLine "yes".
- Corfu source "HNMS".
- Corfu source "Weather Channel".
- Corfu website www.corfu.gr.
- Corfu yearHighC "21.9".
- Corfu yearLowC "11.7".
- Corfu yearPrecipitationMm "1102.6".
- Corfu subject Category:Corfu.
- Corfu subject Category:Corfu_(regional_unit).
- Corfu subject Category:Corinthian_colonies.
- Corfu subject Category:Euboean_colonies.
- Corfu subject Category:Ionian_Islands.
- Corfu subject Category:Italian_Jewish_communities.
- Corfu subject Category:Locations_in_Greek_mythology.
- Corfu subject Category:Mediterranean_port_cities_and_towns_in_Greece.
- Corfu subject Category:Municipalities_of_the_Ionian_Islands.
- Corfu subject Category:Provinces_of_Greece.
- Corfu subject Category:Tourism_in_Greece.
- Corfu type AdministrativeDistrict108491826.
- Corfu type City108524735.
- Corfu type District108552138.