Skripero, Kerkyra

Greece Greece

Administrative Region : Ionian Islands
Regional unit : Kerkyra

Skripero (Σκριπερό) Kerkyra

Skripero (Sklipero [2] is also mentioned by the locals) is a village in Corfu. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Central Corfu and the Diapontian Islands and according to the 2011 census, its population amounts to 500 inhabitants [3].
General and historical data

Skripero is built at an altitude of 130 meters [1] and is 18 kilometers from the city of Corfu. The settlement is mentioned in a Venetian census of the period 1766-1770 as the seat of a military subdivision (Bandiera di Scripero). According to the data of the same census, 937 inhabitants lived in Skripero. At the same time, there were 23 olive mills in the village. A few years later (1786) it belonged to the military subdivision of Korakiana, while according to statistics of Stylianos Vlassopoulos - which dates between 1809 and 1813 - the population of Skriperos amounted to 563
inhabitants [5].

During the Russo-Turkish occupation of Corfu (1798-1801), some residents of Skriperos were persecuted by the authorities as troublemakers.

Sights-culture

In the settlement is the nunnery of the Most Holy Theotokos Vlacherna, which was built in the late 18th century and initially operated as a male [7]. In addition, a few kilometers from Skripero is the preserved mansion "Villa Fontana", which is mentioned as a remarkable example of local architecture [8].

The Scripero has been home to a philharmonic association since 1909. In addition, the culinary feast of the carpenters is organized every year in the village, which is dedicated to recipes based on frogs [2].

Population censuses
Census 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2001 2011
Population 884 [10]; 757 [1] 677 [1] 594 [11] 569 [12] 580 [13] 642 [13] 500 [3]

References

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Costas Mekkas, The monoculture of olives and the oil trade in Corfu during the 18th century, EKPA-Doctoral Thesis, Athens, March 2014, p. 250.
Theodora I. Moschou, Class relations in the Corfiot countryside during the late Venetian rule - 18th century. The case of the Marcello manor in Northwest Corfu, Ionian University-Doctoral Thesis, 2019, pp. 16-18.
Konstantinos N. Satha, Turkish-occupied Greece. Historical essay on the upheavals of the Ottoman yoke revolutions of the Greek Nation (1453-1821), From the Typography of the children of Andreos Koromilas, Athens, 1869, p. 568.
"Holy Monastery of the Most Holy Theotokos Skriperos". imcorfu.gr. Holy Diocese of Corfu, Paxos & Diapontia Islands. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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"Permanent and Actual Population of Greece: Total Greece, prefectures, municipalities / communities, municipal / community districts and settlements, Population Censuses 2001 and 1991". Archived from the original on June 13, 2006. Retrieved June 13, 2006.