Skines

Skines is a village in Platanias, Chania, Crete and has about 551 residents. Skines is situated nearby to the hamlet Chliaron, as well as near the village Fournes.

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Type: Village with 551 residents
Description: human settlement in Greece
Also known as: “Skines Hanion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tower of Da Molin and Metochi Isychaki.

Tower of Da Molin

Castle

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tower of Da Molin is a castle, which is situated 2½ km north of Skines.

Metochi Isychaki

Religious building

Photo: C messier, CC0.

Metochi Isychaki is a religious building, which is situated 2½ km north of Skines.

Church of Agios Georgios

Church

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of Agios Georgios is situated 3 km north of Skines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alikianos and Vatolakkos.

Alikianos

Hamlet

Alikianos is the head village of the Mousouroi municipal unit in Chania regional unit, Crete located approximately 12.5 kilometers southwest of Chania. Alikianos is situated 2½ km north of Skines.

Vatolakkos

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vatolakkos is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Skines.

Lakkoi, commonly spelled Lakki on road signs and maps, is a village on the Greek island of Crete in the foothills of the Lefka Ori. The village is situated on the road between Chania and the plateau of Omalos which leads to the Samaria Gorge. Lakkoi is situated 4½ km southeast of Skines.

Skines

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Platanias, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

35.43233° or 35° 25′ 56″ north

Longitude

23.91919° or 23° 55′ 9″ east

Population

551

Elevation

87 metres (285 feet)

Open location code

8G75CWJ9+WM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 462738140

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

253623

Wikidata ID

Q21773390

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Russian—“Skines” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Skines”
Finnish: “Skinés”
French: “Skinés”
German: “Skines”
Greek: “Skinés”
Greek: “Σκινές Χανίων”
Greek: “Σκινές”
Russian: “Скинес”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Agios Dimitrios and Church(unfinished).

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