Piskokefalo
Piskokefalo is a village in Siteia, Lasithi, Crete and has about 642 residents. Piskokefalo is situated nearby to the village Kato Episkopi, as well as near the hamlet Anemomilia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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.
Archaeological Museum of Sitia
Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Sitia is a museum in Sitia of Crete, in Greece. Its collection consists of Minoan-era finds from Sitia, Zakros, Petra and Palaikastro. Archaeological Museum of Sitia is situated 3 km north of Piskokefalo.
Kazarma fortress
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kazarma is the Venetian-era fortress of the city of Sitia in Crete, Greece. 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. Kazarma fortress is situated 4 km north of Piskokefalo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sitia and Roussa Ekklisia.
Sitia
Photo: Wouterhagens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitia or Siteia is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438. It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra.
Roussa Ekklisia
Village
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Roussa Ekklisia is a village, which is situated 4½ km east of Piskokefalo.
Praisos
Locality
Praesus or Praisos, 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. Praisos is situated 6 km south of Piskokefalo.
Piskokefalo
Latitude
35.17848° or 35° 10′ 43″ northLongitude
26.09641° or 26° 5′ 47″ eastPopulation
642Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
8G7853HW+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 271672909OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
255178Wikidata 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”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kato Episkopi and Anemomilia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piskokefalo Minoan villa and Κλειστό (Όνομα).
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