Piskokefalo

Piskokefalo is a village in , , and has about 642 residents. Piskokefalo is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 642 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Piskokefalon” and “Πισκοκέφαλον”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Sitia and Minoan Villa of Zou.

Museum
The is a in of , in . Its collection consists of Minoan-era finds from Sitia, , Petra and . is situated 3 km north of Piskokefalo.

Archaeological site
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kazarma is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of in , . This fortress was built in the 13th Century during Venetian rule on Crete. The Venetians abandoned the town in 1651 and destroyed parts of the fortress to prevent its use by the Turks. is situated 4 km north of Piskokefalo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitia and Roussa Ekklisia.

Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
or Siteia is a port town and a municipality in , , Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438. It lies east of and northeast of .

Village
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Piskokefalo.

Locality
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
Praesus or , also Prasus or Prasos, was a Greek city in ancient Crete. Strabo reports that it belonged to the Eteocretes, and contained the temple of the Dictaean Zeus, for Mount Dicte was in the territory of Praesus. is situated 6 km south of Piskokefalo.

Piskokefalo

Latitude
35.17848° or 35° 10′ 43″ north
Longitude
26.09641° or 26° 5′ 47″ east
Population
642
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
8G7853HW+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 271672909
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
255178
Wiki­data ID
Q12883484
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Piskokefalo” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Piskokéfalo”
  • Finnish: “Piskokéfalo”
  • French: “Piskokéfalo”
  • French: “Piskokéfalon”
  • German: “Piskokefalo”
  • Greek: “Πισκοκέφαλο Λασιθίου”
  • Greek: “Πισκοκέφαλο”
  • Russian: “Пискокефало”
  • Spanish: “Piskokéfalo”
  • Turkish: “Piskokefalo”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piskokefalo Minoan villa and Κλειστό (Όνομα).

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