| Palaiokastritsa Παλαιοκαστρίτσα |
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The bay of Palaiokastritsa. The rock in the sea visible near the horizon at the top centre-left of the picture is considered by the locals to be the mythical petrified ship of Odysseus. The side of the rock toward the mainland is curved in such a way as to resemble the extended sail of a trireme. The historic monastery of Palaiokastritsa can be seen at the top of the hill of the peninsula to the right of the picture. |
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Palaiokastritsa
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit: | Corfu |
| Municipality: | Corfu |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 4,279 |
| - Area: | 48.4 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 88 /km2 (229 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΚΥ |
Palaiokastritsa (Greek: Παλαιοκαστρίτσα meaning Old Castle place, referring to nearby Angelokastro) is a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It has a land area of 48.379 km² and a population of 4,395 (2001 census) and is located on the west coast of Corfu just south of Angelokastro. The seat of the municipality was the town of Lakones (pop. 502). The largest villages are Liapades (pop. 958), Doukades (678), Skriperó (642), and Lákones.
Corfu has been suggested to be the mythical island of the Phaeacians, and the bay of Palaiokastritsa to be the place where Odysseus disembarked and met Nausicaa for the first time, see Geography of the Odyssey. The monastery in Palaiokastritsa dates from 1225. There is a museum inside.
The municipal unit Palaiokastritsa is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
| Agios Georgios | Faiakes | |||
| Ionian Sea | Faiakes | |||
| Palaiokastritsa | ||||
| Parelioi | City of Corfu |
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