Kastelli, Heraklion Explained

Kastelli
Name Local:Καστέλλι
Type:municipal unit
Coordinates:35.2°N 46°W
Periph:Crete
Periphunit:Heraklion
Municipality:Minoa Pediada
Population As Of:2021
Pop Municunit:4030
Pop Community:1285
Area Municunit:123.3

Kastelli (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 123.325km2.[2] Its population is 4,030 (2021 census).

Kastelli Airport is located in the outskirts of the village, south of the main settlement.

Archaeology

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .
  3. Web site: 2024-06-11 . 4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport . 2024-06-14 . AP News . en.