Xiro Chorio
Xiro Chorio is a hamlet of approximately 170 residents, which is part of Rethymno, capital of Rethymno regional unit in the island of Crete, Greece.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 221 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Xeró Khorió”, “Xerokhóri”, “Xiró Chorío”, “Xirokhorió”, and “Xirón Khoríon”
- Postal code: 741 00
Places of Interest
Highlights include Halevi Monastery and Archeological museum of Rethymno.
Halevi Monastery
Monastery
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Halevi Monastery, also spelled as the Chalevi Monastery, is a Greek Orthodox abandoned monastery and extant katholikon, located close to the village of Chromonastiri, in the Rethymno region in north-central Crete, Greece.
Archeological museum of Rethymno
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Rethymno is a museum in Rethymno, Crete, Greece. The building that houses the museum is the church of San Francesco, built by the Barozzi family around 1530. Archeological museum of Rethymno is situated 4 km northwest of Xiro Chorio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Myloi and Roussospiti.
Myloi
Hamlet
Μyloi is a part of the local community of Chromonastiri of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform.
Roussospiti
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roussospiti is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the former municipality of Rethymno. Roussospiti is situated 2½ km southwest of Xiro Chorio.
Chromonastiri
Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chromonastiri is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the former municipality of Rethymno. Chromonastiri is situated 2½ km south of Xiro Chorio.
Xiro Chorio
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Rethymno, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.35092° or 35° 21′ 3″ northLongitude
24.51232° or 24° 30′ 44″ eastPopulation
221Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)Open location code
8G769G26+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 761445701OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
251484Wikidata ID
Q8044764
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Xiro Chorio” goes by many names.
- French: “Xiró Chorió”
- French: “Xirón Chorión”
- German: “Xiro Chorio”
- Greek: “Ξηρό Χωριό Ρεθύμνης”
- Greek: “Ξηρό Χωριό Ρεθύμνου”
- Greek: “Ξηρό Χωριό”
- Greek: “Ξηρόν Χωρίον Ρεθύμνης”
- Greek: “Ξηρόν Χωρίον”
- Russian: “Хиро Хорио”
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