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 | |
|---|---|
  Kastelli Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 35°12′N 25°21′E / 35.200°N 25.350°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.
Archaeology
editIn 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]
References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport". AP News. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
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