Kritika, Corfu

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Kritika
Κρητικά
Statistics
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] Nearest place

[edit] Population

Year Settlement population Change Percent of the municipal district Percent of the municipality
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.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

The municipality of Lefkimmi
Municipal districts: Ano Lefkimmi/Molos | Lefkimmi (Kavos) | Neochori (Dragotina | Kritika | Palaiochori | Spartera) | Vitalades (Gardenos)
Beaches: Agios Gordis
Greece | Ionian Islands | Corfu prefecture | Corfu Island