Kastelli, Heraklion
Municipal unit in Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipal unit in Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kastelli (Greek: Καστέλλι, Kastélli; also Καστέλι, Kastéli), often called Kastelli Pediadas (Greek: Καστέλλι Πεδιάδας) to differentiate it from Kissamos (also occasionally called Kastelli-Kissamos) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 123.325 km2 (47.616 sq mi).[3] Its population is 4,030 (2021 census).
Kastelli
Καστέλλι | |
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Coordinates: 35°12′N 25°21′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Crete |
Regional unit | Heraklion |
Municipality | Minoa Pediada |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 4,030 |
• Municipal unit density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
• Community | 1,285 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kastelli Airport is located in the outskirts of the village, south of the main settlement.
In June 2024, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced the discovery of the Papoura Hill Circular Structure, a large Bronze Age-era Minoan architectural construction used between 2000–1700 BC.[4]
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