Agios Markos
Community in Greece
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Agios Markos (Greek: Άγιος Μάρκος) is a Greek village on the island of Corfu.
Agios Markos
Άγιος Μάρκος | |
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 Agios Markos | |
  Agios Markos | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Corfu |
| Municipality | Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands |
| Municipal unit | Faiakes |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 892 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Overview
Agios Markos is one of the oldest villages on Corfu. It has two churches: Agios Merkourios (1075), which is today located on private land, and the Church of Christ the Pantocrator (1577) in the center of the village.[2] Agios Markos was an important settlement during Venetian rule (1386 to 1797). [3]
In 1962, a landslide severely damaged the village and forced residents to move to the plain of Ipsos, where a new village called Kato (Lower) or Neos (New) Agios Markos was constructed for them.[4] Agios Markos was declared a traditional settlement in 1978[5] and a historical monument in 1996.[6] Since the 1980s, locals have been gradually restoring the village houses to their previous splendor.
