Stavros, Othonoi

Stavros
Σταυρός
Settlement
The cross at Stavros
Stavros
Coordinates: 39°33′N 19°14′E / 39.55°N 19.23°E / 39.55; 19.23Coordinates: 39°33′N 19°14′E / 39.55°N 19.23°E / 39.55; 19.23
Country Greece
Geographic region Ionian islands
Administrative region Corfu
Regional unit Diapontia Islands
Highest elevation 217 m (712 ft)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes 49100
Telephone +30 26630
Vehicle registration KY
Patroness saint Virgin Mary (15 August)

Stavros (Greek: 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]

Stavros monument

References

  1. Book: Ιόνιον άκρων, εκδόσεις ΈΨΙΛΟΝ. 2000, ISBN 960-7062-99-X (pages 30)
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