Psichro
Psichro is a village in Oropedio Lasithiou, Lasithi, Crete and has about 133 residents and an elevation of 821 metres. Psichro is situated nearby to the hamlet Magoulas, as well as near the village Plati.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 133 residents
- Description: village in Lasithi, Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Psikhró”, “Psikhrón”, and “Psychro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lasithi Plateau and Dhiktean Cave.
Lasithi Plateau
Photo: SunTW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lasithi Plateau is a high endorheic plateau, located in the Lasithi regional unit in eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, it is a municipality whose seat is Tzermiado and the second biggest village is Agios Georgios.
Dhiktean Cave
Cave
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus.
Monastery Vidiani
Monastery
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Monastery Vidiani is situated 3½ km north of Psichro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avrakondes and Tzermiado.
Avrakondes
Village
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Avrakondes is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Psichro.
Tzermiado
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tzermiado is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Psichro.
Kastamonitsa
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kastamonitsa is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Psichro.
Psichro
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Oropedio Lasithiou, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.16541° or 35° 9′ 56″ northLongitude
25.44971° or 25° 26′ 59″ eastPopulation
133Elevation
821 metres (2,694 feet)Open location code
8G775C8X+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 266912423OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
254502Wikidata ID
Q1246853
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Psichro” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fountain of Psychro and Greek mythology park.
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