Plaka
Plaka is a village in Lasithi, Crete. It is part of the community Vrouchas, in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. It neighbours the town of Elounda and is close to the historical island of Spinalonga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 94 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Plaka, Lasithi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cisterns of the Venetian Period and Disinfection building.
Cisterns of the Venetian Period
Reservoir
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Cisterns of the Venetian Period is a reservoir.
Disinfection building
Historic building
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Disinfection building is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elounda and Fourni.
Elounda
Photo: Deror avi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elounda is a city on Crete. It is a seaside and popular tourist destination known for its luxury seaside resorts.
Fourni
Village
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fourni is a village, which is situated 7 km southwest of Plaka.
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 10 km southwest of Plaka.
Plaka
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.29921° or 35° 17′ 57″ northLongitude
25.72792° or 25° 43′ 41″ eastPopulation
94Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8G777PXH+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5043757675OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
255130Wikidata ID
Q7200823
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Plaka” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Plaka, Lasithi”
- Finnish: “Pláka”
- French: “Pláka”
- German: “Plaka”
- Greek: “Πλάκα Λασιθίου”
- Greek: “Πλάκα”
- Portuguese: “Placa (Lasiti)”
- Portuguese: “Placa”
- Portuguese: “Plaka (Lasithi)”
- Russian: “Плака”
- Turkish: “Plaka”
- Ukrainian: “Плака (Ласітіон)”
- Ukrainian: “Плака”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaka square and Spinalonga pier.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plaka”. Photo: Prekario, CC BY-SA 3.0.