Vrachasi Explained

Vrachasi
Name Local:Βραχάσι
Type:municipal unit
Periph:Crete
Periphunit:Lasithi
Pop Municunit:1903
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:63.4
Elevation:126
Coordinates:35.2667°N 59°W
Licence:AN

Vrachasi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βραχάσι) is a village and a former municipality in the Lasithi regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 63.41km2.[2]

Main sights

Vrachasi is a village of a few hundred people and typical of many around, but it has some interesting features and the traditional Cretan architecture is well preserved here. The main square of Vrachasi sits close to the road and has a wide view into the valley below, through which passes the main highway between Agios Nikolaos and Heraklion.

Vrachasi's fiercely independent streak mirrors that of nearby Sisi and Milatos and can be seen by the many hand painted declarations of 'Dimos Vrachasiou' around the area.

See also

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., Vrachasi and Milatos, before 2006 municipal departments of Neapoli.