Gazi, Crete
Gazi
Γάζι | |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Municipality | Malevizi |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 95.8 km2 (37.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 20,918 |
| • Municipal unit density | 218/km2 (566/sq mi) |
| • Community | 16,256 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Gazi (Greek: Γάζι, romanized: Gazi) is a Western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It lies 6 kilometres (4 miles) west of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete. With 16,256 inhabitants (2021 census), it was the seat of the municipality of Gazi (Δήμος Γαζίου), which comprised several nearby villages with a total population of 20,918 and an area of 95.81 square kilometres (36.99 sq mi).[3]
Villages of Gazi municipal unit, by community:
- Gazi (17.7 km²): Gazi, Agia Marina, Agios Dimitrios, Agios Panteleimon, Ammoudara, Council-Houses, Kavrochori, Kefalogiannis, Koluvas, 62 Martyres, Xiropotamos, Kalessa.
- Rodia (21.6 km²): Rodia, Kapetanaki Metochi, Linoperamata, Pantanassa, Palaiokastro, Savatiana Monastery.
- Fodele (24.4 km²): Fodele, Agios Panteleimon Monastery, Fodele beach.
- Achlada (21.6 km²): Achlada, Agia Pelagia, Lygaria, Made.
- Kalesia (10.5 km²): Ano Kalesia and Kato Kalesia
Fodele is claimed as the birthplace of the painter El Greco, but this is disputed.[4] His family were from the area and there is a Museum of El Greco in the village.
The ruins of a Genoese castle are at Palaiokastro ("Old Castle").
Agia Pelagia is a seaside resort village.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official home page (in English)
