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Gouvia

Gouvia is a village and resort beside a natural harbour on , . It is situated around 8 km North of . It is separated from the Bay of Gouvia to the south by a headland on which is found the village of .
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  • Type: Village with 838 residents
  • Description: village in Corfu, Greece
  • Also known as: “Guvia”
  • Postal code: 49100

Places of Interest

Highlights include Venetian Arsenal and Kontokali Beach.

Photo: Robin, CC BY 2.0.
The at Gouvia was a shipyard built by the Republic of Venice during their rule over the island of . It was located on the west side of what used to be called "Govino Bay", the current location of the modern village of Gouvia.

Beach
Photo: Philippe Teuwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Museum
The Capodistrias Museum – Center of Capodistrian Studies is a museum dedicated to the memory and life's work of Ioannis Kapodistrias. It is located in the area Koukouritsa of Evropouli in , Greece. is situated 3 km southeast of Gouvia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kontokali and Evropouloi.

Village
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb of , located 6.8 km north of the city centre. It is named after Christophoros Kontokalis, a sea captain and shipowner who was awarded the estate by the Venetians after his successful participation in the Battle of Lepanto.

Village
is a Greek village adjacent to the city of . was established as a settlement on 28 January 1866 by publication of the decision in the Greek government gazette. is situated 3½ km southeast of Gouvia.

Village
is a Greek village on the island of . is situated 4½ km north of Gouvia.

Gouvia

Latitude
39.65173° or 39° 39′ 6″ north
Longitude
19.84431° or 19° 50′ 40″ east
Population
838
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8FFXMR2V+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 336375934
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2463718
Wiki­data ID
Q12229833
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Gouvia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غوفيا، كيركيرا”
  • Arabic: “غوفيا”
  • Cebuano: “Gouviá”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جوڤيا”
  • French: “Gouviá”
  • German: “Gouvia”
  • Greek: “Γουβιά Κέρκυρας”
  • Greek: “Γουβιά”
  • Irish: “Gouvia”
  • Italian: “Gouvia”
  • Italian: “Govino”
  • Marathi: “गौविया”
  • Russian: “Гувья”
  • Swedish: “Gouviá”
  • Urdu: “گوویہ”

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Highlights include Venitian Shipyard and Gouvia-Molfeta.

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