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Benitses, Corfu
Sign in to save== Location == Benitses, a quaint fishing village located 12 kilometres south of Corfu town, Greece, is nestled between the sea and the mountainous areas of Aghii Deka and Stavros. The village's name first appeared in historical records in 1469. The name "Benitses" is derived from the ancient Greek word "Pinio," indicating the confluence of streams in the area, historically referred to as "Pinisse".
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Place details
- Locality
- Μπενίτσες
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 630
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greece place.name
- Benitses
- Greece place.name_local
- Μπενίτσες
- Greece place.type
- community
- Greece place.image_skyline
- Benitses.jpg
- Greece place.caption_skyline
- Benitses harbour
- Greece place.periph
- Ionian Islands
- Greece place.periphunit
- Corfu
- Greece place.municipality
- Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands
- Greece place.municunit
- Achilleio
- Greece place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greece place.population
- 630
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Μπενίτσαι
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- 843
- Elevation
- 6
- Image
- Corfou-101.jpg
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- Commons category
- Benitses (Corfu)
- native label
- Μπενίτσες
- postal code
- 490 84
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Location
- Population
- Benitses in Recent History
- Tourism in Benitses
- References
== Location == Benitses, a quaint fishing village located 12 kilometres south of Corfu town, Greece, is nestled between the sea and the mountainous areas of Aghii Deka and Stavros. The village's name first appeared in historical records in 1469. The name "Benitses" is derived from the ancient Greek word "Pinio," indicating the confluence of streams in the area, historically referred to as "Pinisse".
Nestled between the Ionian Sea and the lush, verdant hills of central Corfu, Benitses enjoys a unique geographical setting that combines the best of both seaside and mountainous landscapes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Benitses, Corfu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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