Talk:Corfu (city)

Old Town of Corfu
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Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, iv
Reference	978
Inscription	2007 (31th Session)

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Corfu is the main article and includes the information about Corfu city as well. There is no reason to have two separate articles. Dr.K. 02:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Merger Poll: (Please provide your reasons as far as possible, thanks).[edit]

Dr.K. 02:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I agree with the merger as proposed above.[edit]

Yes, as per rationale given above. Dr.K. 03:01, 30 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No I don't agree.[edit]

Island and town are two related, but separate things, I'm sure they deserve separate articles, like Attica and Athens, for instance. Markussep 19:55, 21 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No way! The town and the island are two separate entries in the wikipedia and should remain as is Zisimos 02:11, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

Could someone with a good knowledge of the town's history expand the entry here? Zisimos 02:54, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

History of the town is inseparable from that of the island; see our article about Corfu for details. I removed empty sections, as these are most annoying and do not conform to WP:MOS. --Ghirla^-трёп- 10:37, 4 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cricket?[edit]

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)[reply]

Origins of the word Liston[edit]

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:

It is the common informal name for all similar-looking places and squares in former Venetian cities, as largely explained in the italian article (translation) and also found here or here or here or here or here or here or here
=> I must say that I discovered this explanation only recently, but the fact that there exist Listoni in Padova, Verona, Venezia, and many other cities makes it very plausible to me
It refers to the Venetian practice of having a list of noble families in the Libro d'Oro, only those on this list being allowed to promenade there. Found for instance here or here or here
=> Clearly this is the most frequent explanation I have heard in Kerkyra by far. However how does it fit with the Italian Listoni?
The name Liston came from the American "List on" meaning the list of the vendors' fare, in other words the menu.
=> This sounds very suspicious to me, and this exact same sentence was found on the website of one of the Liston cafés, which seems to be the only source for such a bizarre explanation

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)[reply]

Great work. Sounds like a very plausible explanation. I agree and thanks for taking the time. Take care. Dr.K. ^{λogosπraxis} 17:03, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I updated the page with a new wording. (and added a few links up there) Place Clichy (talk) 17:36, 5 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Corfu[edit]

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)[reply]