Crete
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Kantanos-Selino

Platanes

Platanes is a hamlet in , , . Platanes is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Also known as: “Platanés”
  • Postal code: 73001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Sotiros Christos.

Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of , and to the west of .

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prodromi and Temenia.

Hamlet
is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, , , . The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi".

Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community and a small village in on the island of , . It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near is located the ancient city of Yrtakina.

Hamlet
Photo: Gortyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km west of Platanes.

Platanes

Latitude
35.27284° or 35° 16′ 22″ north
Longitude
23.75049° or 23° 45′ 2″ east
Elevation
736 metres (2,415 feet)
Open location code
8G757QF2+45
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1880511356
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
255078
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Platanes” goes by many names.
  • German: “Platanes”
  • Greek: “Πλατανές”
  • Russian: “Платанес”

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