Vido
Greece /
Kerkira /
World
/ Greece
/ Kerkira
/ Kerkira
, 2 km from center (Κέρκυρα)
World / Greece / Ipeiros
memorial, island
VIdo is a former prison island off the town of Kerkyra on Corfu, Greece. At various times it has been a fortress, and a refuge for 130,000 Serbian soldiers after their defeat by Austria (1916-18). 30,000 of them died here. In 1936 the Yugoslav government received permission to build on the Eastern side of the Island the Serbian Mausoleum. In earlier times it was known as Ptychia Island (ΠΤΥΧΙΑ), and St. Stephen’s Island (Insula Santi Stephano).
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vido
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Coordinates: 39°38'28"N 19°55'23"E
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