Lefkimmi (Lefkímmi)
Lefkimmi (Λευκίμμη, also known as Alefkimmo) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality South Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. Its land area is 50.819 km² and its population was 5,800 at the 2011 census. Lefkimmi is the southernmost municipal unit on the island. Tourism is its main industry along with agriculture and other businesses. It features beaches, restaurants, shops, taverns and hotels. A canal passes through the eastern part of town. The municipal seat was the town of Lefkímmi (pop. 2,935). Its next largest towns are Kávos (pop. 685), Palaiochóri (459), Vitaládes (442), and Kritiká (453). Lefkimmi also is the second largest settlement of the island.
The municipal unit Lefkimmi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
* Ano Lefkimmi (Molos)
* Lefkimmi (Lefkimmi, Kavos)
* Neochori (Neochori, Dragotina, Kritika, Palaiochori, Spartera)
* Vitalades (Vitalades, Gardenos)
The municipal unit Lefkimmi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
* Ano Lefkimmi (Molos)
* Lefkimmi (Lefkimmi, Kavos)
* Neochori (Neochori, Dragotina, Kritika, Palaiochori, Spartera)
* Vitalades (Vitalades, Gardenos)
Map - Lefkimmi (Lefkímmi)
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Country - Greece
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Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, theatre and the Olympic Games. From the eighth century BC, the Greeks were organised into various independent city-states, known as poleis (singular polis), which spanned the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Philip II of Macedon united most of present-day Greece in the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world, from the eastern Mediterranean to the North Western parts of India. The subsequent Hellenistic period saw the height of Greek culture and influence in antiquity. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century BC, becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its continuation, the Byzantine Empire, which was culturally and linguistically predominantly Greek.
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EUR | Euro | € | 2 |
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EL | Greek language |