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Vido (Greek: Βίδο) is an island of the Ionian Islands group of Greece. It is a small island (less than a kilometer in diameter) at the mouth of the port of Corfu.
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| Coordinates | 39°38′30″N 19°55′30″E |
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History
The island was known to the ancients as Ptychia (Ancient Greek: Πτυχία).[1] At some point, during the Peloponnesian war, Athenian generals used Ptychia in order to keep in custody some prisoners.[2]
Island was involved in Siege of Corfu (1798–99), Russo-Ottoman allies captured it from French on 28 February 1799.
During the First World War, the island of Corfu served as an island hospital and quarantine for sick Serbian soldiers following the epic retreat of the Serbian army and part of the civilian population through Montenegro and Albania in 1915 following the Austro-German-Bulgarian invasion of Serbia (see Serbian Campaign). While the main camps of the recuperating army were on Corfu itself (a contingent was sent to Bizerte as well, and many of the civilian refugees were accepted by France), the sick and near-dying, mostly soldiers, were treated on Vido to prevent epidemics. In spite of Allied material help, the conditions of both the improvised medical facilities and many of the patients on the island resulted in a high fatality rate. Due to small area of the island and its rocky soil, it soon became necessary to bury the dead in the sea (by weighting the corpses with rocks to prevent them from floating). Over 5,000 people were buried at sea near the island of Vido.
A monument of gratitude to the Greek nation was erected at Vido by Serbs in the 1930s.
Wildlife on the island include peacocks, pheasants and rabbits.
The waters around Vido island are sometimes referred to as the Blue Sea Tomb (Serbian: Plava Grobnica), after a poem written by Milutin Bojić after World War I.
- Serbian mausoleum
Serbian World War I soldiers' mausoleum
Interior of mausoleum
Blue Graveyard memorial plaque
See also
- Serbian Campaign (World War I)
- http://www.angelfire.com/super2/greece/ptychia.html
References
На других языках
[de] Vido
Vido (griechisch Βίδο [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈviðɔ], eigentlich to Nisi tou Bido το Νήσι του Βίδο ‚die Insel des Guido’, ältere Bezeichnungen Ptychia (altgriechisch Πτυχία), Ireou Nisos Ηραίου Νήσος, Agios Stefanos Άγιος Στέφανος oder Nisi tis Irinis Νησί της Ειρήνης ‚Insel des Friedens’) ist eine kleine Insel vor der Stadt Korfu, rund 1,2 km nördlich des alten Hafens. Sie dient heute im Wesentlichen als Naherholungsgebiet der Inselhauptstadt und ist ein Ausflugsziel für Korfu-Touristen.- [en] Vido
[fr] Vido
Vido (en grec moderne : Βίδο), aussi connue comme Ptychia (en grec moderne : Πτυχία), est un îlot des Îles Ioniennes situé à l'est de l'île de Corfou, en Grèce. Mesurant moins d’un kilomètre de diamètre, Vido se trouve plus précisément à l’embouchure du port de la ville de Corfou. Depuis 2019, l'îlot est rattaché au dème de Corfou-Centre et des îles Diapontiques dans le cadre du programme Clisthène I[1].[ru] Птихия
Птихи́я[1] (греч. Πτυχία[2], Видо, Βίδο) — остров в Ионическом море, расположенный вблизи острова Керкиры (известного также как Корфу), напротив его главного города — Керкиры. Принадлежит Греции. Входит в общину (дим) Центральная Керкира и Диапонтии-Ниси в периферийной единице Керкира в периферии Ионические острова. По переписи 2011 года является необитаемым[2].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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