Stavros, Othonoi Explained

English: Stavros
Native Name:Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σταυρός
Settlement Type:Settlement
Pushpin Map:Greece
Coordinates:39.8533°N 19.3894°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Greece
Subdivision Type1:Geographic region
Subdivision Type2:Administrative region
Subdivision Type3:Regional unit
Subdivision Name1:Ionian islands
Subdivision Name2:Corfu
Subdivision Name3:Diapontia Islands
Total Type:Municipality
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+2
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:49100
Area Code:+30 26630
Area Code Type:Telephone
Registration Plate:KY
Blank Name Sec1:Patroness saint
Blank Info Sec1:Virgin Mary (15 August)
Elevation Max M:217

Stavros (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σταυρός) is a village on the island of Othonoi, Greece. It takes its name from the Cross monument, located at an altitude of 217 meters, that commemorates the massacre of the inhabitants of the island by the Ottoman fleet under Hayreddin Barbarossa in 1537 when Diapontia islands and Corfu were parts of Republic of Venice.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ιόνιον άκρων, εκδόσεις ΈΨΙΛΟΝ. 2000, (pages 30)