Agios Markos
Agios Markos
Άγιος Μάρκος | |
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 Agios Markos | |
  Agios Markos | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Corfu |
| Municipality | Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands |
| Municipal unit | Faiakes |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 892 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Agios Markos (Greek: Άγιος Μάρκος) is a Greek village on the island of Corfu.
Overview
Agios Markos is one of the oldest villages on Corfu. It has two churches: Agios Merkourios (1075), which is today located on private land, and the Church of Christ the Pantocrator (1577) in the center of the village.[2] Agios Markos was an important settlement during Venetian rule (1386 to 1797). [3]
In 1962, a landslide severely damaged the village and forced residents to move to the plain of Ipsos, where a new village called Kato (Lower) or Neos (New) Agios Markos was constructed for them.[4] Agios Markos was declared a traditional settlement in 1978[5] and a historical monument in 1996.[6] Since the 1980s, locals have been gradually restoring the village houses to their previous splendor.
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.corfuland.gr/el/diafora/kerkyra/o-paradosiakos-oikismos-agioy-markoy-me-ti-mageytiki-thea.html
- ^ https://www.corfuland.gr/el/diafora/kerkyra/o-paradosiakos-oikismos-agioy-markoy-me-ti-mageytiki-thea.html
- ^ https://blogs.sch.gr/dimagmrc/to-chorio-mas/
- ^ "ΔΙΑΡΚΗΣ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΓΜΕΝΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΩΝ". listedmonuments.culture.gr. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "ΔΙΑΡΚΗΣ ΚΑΤΑΛΟΓΟΣ ΚΗΡΥΓΜΕΝΩΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΧΩΡΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΝΗΜΕΙΩΝ". listedmonuments.culture.gr. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-22.