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Could someone with a good knowledge of the town's history expand the entry here? Zisimos 02:54, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iv |
Reference | 978 |
Inscription | 2007 (31th Session) |
I seem to recall that cricket was played in Corfu. It sounds strange, but I think it is/was a leftover of the British occupation. One story was that local teams took great pleasure in beating inexperienced scratch teams from visiting British warships. Any substance to this? It would be an interesting inclusion. Folks at 137 ( talk) 13:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Γεια σας! From all the time I know Kerkyra the origin of the word Liston has always been a subject of debate, and various colourful interpretations coexist. I think the most frequent ones are:
I found the most comprehensive explanation
here:
“ | If you ask about the origin of the name Liston, the most probable is that you will receive so many answers as the number of people in love.
We looked in to it for you and ended up with the most probable version. In the Venetian dialect “Lista” means “wide and straight road for a walk” thus and the Liston of Venice, the square of Saint Markou. At the same time it also means the “wooden bench” on which catalogs were inscribed and although that at the time that the Liston was constructed the serene democracy was part of the past many Venetian words and expressions survived in the Corfiot dialect, exactly as it is today. So Liston means and the wide straight road and the catalog. According to one version the famous Liston of Corfu owes its name to both explanations since a catalog stood there with all the names of the noblemen, the Libro D’Oro, who had the exclusive right to enjoy their walk on the specific road. A practice that was abandoned, as many others, i.e. the Libro D’Oro as a remnant of the past when the Ionian Islands were united with Greece. |
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This is only the result of a quick G00gle search, no profound book research or anything like that, so please excuse the poorness of the sources. However a mixture of the first 2 explanations would seem very satisfying! What do you think? Place Clichy ( talk) 16:41, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
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Where does the name Corfu come from since it's quite different in Greek?-- 2001:16B8:31EE:B500:61CA:714C:AE5:278D ( talk) 18:02, 18 October 2019 (UTC)
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Could someone with a good knowledge of the town's history expand the entry here? Zisimos 02:54, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
---|---|
Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iv |
Reference | 978 |
Inscription | 2007 (31th Session) |
I seem to recall that cricket was played in Corfu. It sounds strange, but I think it is/was a leftover of the British occupation. One story was that local teams took great pleasure in beating inexperienced scratch teams from visiting British warships. Any substance to this? It would be an interesting inclusion. Folks at 137 ( talk) 13:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
Γεια σας! From all the time I know Kerkyra the origin of the word Liston has always been a subject of debate, and various colourful interpretations coexist. I think the most frequent ones are:
I found the most comprehensive explanation
here:
“ | If you ask about the origin of the name Liston, the most probable is that you will receive so many answers as the number of people in love.
We looked in to it for you and ended up with the most probable version. In the Venetian dialect “Lista” means “wide and straight road for a walk” thus and the Liston of Venice, the square of Saint Markou. At the same time it also means the “wooden bench” on which catalogs were inscribed and although that at the time that the Liston was constructed the serene democracy was part of the past many Venetian words and expressions survived in the Corfiot dialect, exactly as it is today. So Liston means and the wide straight road and the catalog. According to one version the famous Liston of Corfu owes its name to both explanations since a catalog stood there with all the names of the noblemen, the Libro D’Oro, who had the exclusive right to enjoy their walk on the specific road. A practice that was abandoned, as many others, i.e. the Libro D’Oro as a remnant of the past when the Ionian Islands were united with Greece. |
” |
This is only the result of a quick G00gle search, no profound book research or anything like that, so please excuse the poorness of the sources. However a mixture of the first 2 explanations would seem very satisfying! What do you think? Place Clichy ( talk) 16:41, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
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Where does the name Corfu come from since it's quite different in Greek?-- 2001:16B8:31EE:B500:61CA:714C:AE5:278D ( talk) 18:02, 18 October 2019 (UTC)