Kritika, Corfu

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.

Nearest place

*Neochori

Population

Other

Kritika has a few churches and a square ("plateia"). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school) and lyceum (secondary school) are in Lefkimmi.

ee also

*List of settlements in the Corfu prefecture

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=6013 GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
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**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|38|23|0|N|19|5|0|E|type:city(273)_region:GR