Kritika, Corfu
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Kritika Κρητικά |
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Prefecture: | Corfu |
Island: | Corfu |
Municipality: | Lefkimmi |
Municipal district: | Neochori |
Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
39.3833 (39° 23") N 20.0833 (20° 5") E |
Population: (2001) -Settlement -Percent of the munuiipal district -Percent of the municipality |
426 (+16 or +3.91% from 1991) 25.63% 6.35% |
Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
50 m |
Postal code: | GR-490 80 |
Car designation: | KE |
Kritika (Greek: Κρητικά), also with the a accented is a village in the southeastern part of the island of Corfu. It is located in the municipal district of Neochori and the municipality of Lefkimmi. Its 2001 population was 426 for the settlement Dragotina is located east-southeast of the city of Corfu. Kritika was founded in the 16th century by the refugees from the island of Crete which escaped from the Ottoman invasion and rule of the island until as late as the 1900s.
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[edit] Population
Year | Settlement population | Change | Percent of the municipal district | Percent of the municipality |
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1991 | 409 | - | - | - |
2001 | 426 | +16 or +3.91% | 25.62% | 6.35% |
[edit] Other
Kritika has a few churches and a square (plateia). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school) and lyceum (secondary school) are in Lefkimmi.
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The municipality of Lefkimmi |
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Municipal districts: Ano Lefkimmi/Molos | Lefkimmi (Kavos) | Neochori (Dragotina | Kritika | Palaiochori | Spartera) | Vitalades (Gardenos) Beaches: Agios Gordis |
Greece | Ionian Islands | Corfu prefecture | Corfu Island |