Xera Xyla
Xera Xyla is an abandoned locality in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete. Xera Xyla is situated nearby to the locality Xirolimni, as well as near the hamlet Petros.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dreros and Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia.
Dreros
Archaeological site
Dreros, also Driros, near Neapoli in the regional unit of Lasithi, Crete, is a post-Minoan archaeological site, 16 km northwest of Agios Nikolaos. Known only by a chance remark of the 9th-century Byzantine grammarian Theognostus, archaeology of the site shows Dreros to have been initially colonised by mainland Greeks in the early Archaic Period about the same time as Lato and Prinias. Dreros is situated 3½ km south of Xera Xyla.
Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Metropolitan Church of Megali Panagia is situated 4 km south of Xera Xyla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neapoli and Limnes.
Neapoli
Town
Photo: Nikos massios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Neapoli is a small town and a former municipality in Lasithi, eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been treated as a municipal unit of Agios Nikolaos. Neapoli is situated 4 km south of Xera Xyla.
Limnes
Village
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Limnes is a traditional Cretan small village in Lasithi, Crete, Greece, located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos. It is surrounded by olive trees and mountains. Limnes is situated 5 km south of Xera Xyla.
Milatos
Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Milatos is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Xera Xyla.
Xera Xyla
- Type: Abandoned locality
- Also known as: “Xerá Xíla”, “Xira Xila”, and “Xirá Xíla”
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.28977° or 35° 17′ 23″ northLongitude
25.61849° or 25° 37′ 7″ eastElevation
417 metres (1,368 feet)Open location code
8G777JQ9+W9GeoNames ID
251507
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In Other Languages
“Xera Xyla” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ξερά Ξύλα”
Localities in the Area
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