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Stavros, Othonoi

Coordinates: 39°51′12″N 19°23′22″E / 39.85333°N 19.38944°E / 39.85333; 19.38944
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Stavros
Σταυρός
The cross at Stavros
The cross at Stavros
Stavros is located in Greece
Stavros
Stavros
Coordinates: 39°51′12″N 19°23′22″E / 39.85333°N 19.38944°E / 39.85333; 19.38944
CountryGreece
Geographic regionIonian islands
Administrative regionCorfu
Regional unitDiapontia Islands
Highest elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes
49100
Telephone+30 26630
Vehicle registrationKY
Patroness saintVirgin 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][dubiousdiscuss]

Stavros monument

References

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