Palaiokastritsa

Palaiokastritsa (Greek: Παλαιοκαστρίτσα meaning "Old Castle place,"'= referring to nearby Angelokastro) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. 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 is the town of Lakones (pop. 502). The municipality's largest towns are Liapádes (pop. 958), Doukádes (678), Skriperó (642), and Lákones.

Municipal districts

*Aleimmatades or Alimatades
**Agia Anna
*Gardelades
*Doukades
**Papathanatika
*Krini
*Lakones
**Palaiokastritsa
*Liapades
**Gefyra
*Makrades
**Vistona
*Skripero
**Feleka

History

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, much of its buildings were rebuilt. One of the movies were filmed in the 1960s that has the song "Kerkyra, Kerkyra", it was later featured in several television programs.

Other

Palaiokastritsa has several schools, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school), a few churches, a post office, and a square ("plateia"). The village has no school, its nearest are in Lakones and Liapades.

External links

* [http://menoumellada.ert.gr/archive/video02.asp?id=3110&videoid=2006-06-part1/350k/20060606-paleokastritsa.wmv Video on Palaiokastritsa from ERT's travelling program "Traveling in Greece" ("Menoume Ellada")] el icon

	North: Agios Georgios	Northeast: Faiakes
West: "Ionian Sea"	Palaiokastritsa or Paleokastritsa	East: Faiakes"
	South: Parelioi	Southeast: City of Corfu