Somatas
Somatas is a hamlet in Rethymno, Crete and has about 161 residents. Somatas is situated nearby to the village Kastellos, as well as near Armeni.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 161 residents
- Also known as: “Somatás”
- Postal code: 741 00
Places of Interest
Highlights include Armeni Nekropolis and Panagia Katholiki.
Armeni Nekropolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Armenoi is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery on the north coast of Crete, roughly 8 kilometres south of the modern town of Rethymnon and close to the Minoan peak sanctuary at Vrysinas.
Vrysinas
Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vrysinas is a mountain peak south of Rethymno reaching a peak of 858 metres. There is an archaeological site of an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary. Vrysinas is situated 4 km southeast of Somatas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roussospiti and Gonia.
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 3½ km east of Somatas.
Gonia
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gonia is a village in the Rethymno regional unit in Crete, Greece, lying at an altitude of ca. 222 m amsl, about 10 km southwest of the town of Rethymno. Gonia was the seat of the former municipality Nikiforos Fokas. Gonia is situated 3½ km west of Somatas.
Atsipopoulo
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Atsipopoulo 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 municipality of Nikiforos Fokas. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno. Atsipopoulo is situated 3½ km northwest of Somatas.
Somatas
Latitude
35.32529° or 35° 19′ 31″ northLongitude
24.45852° or 24° 27′ 31″ eastPopulation
161Elevation
351 metres (1,152 feet)Open location code
8G768FG5+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 1142290678OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
253478
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Somatas” goes by many names.
- German: “Somatas”
- Greek: “Σωματας”
- Greek: “Σωματάς”
- Russian: “Соматас”
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