Orthouni
Orthouni is a village in Platanias, Chania, Crete and has about 57 residents. Orthouni is situated nearby to the village Kares Apokorronou, as well as near the hamlet Karanos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 57 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Orthouni, Chania” and “Orthoúnion”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lakkoi and Prases.
Lakkoi
Village
Photo: Aymatth2, Public domain.
Lakkoi, commonly spelled Lakki on road signs and maps, is a village on the Greek island of Crete in the foothills of the Lefka Ori. The village is situated on the road between Chania and the plateau of Omalos which leads to the Samaria Gorge. Lakkoi is situated 4 km east of Orthouni.
Prases
Village
Photo: Roton Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prases is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Orthouni.
Meskla
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meskla is a village in the municipality of Platanias, a regional unit of Chania, western Crete, in Greece. According to the 2021 census it has 268 inhabitants. Meskla is situated 5 km east of Orthouni.
Orthouni
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Platanias, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.40109° or 35° 24′ 4″ northLongitude
23.89745° or 23° 53′ 51″ eastPopulation
57Elevation
342 metres (1,122 feet)Open location code
8G75CV2W+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 462738138OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
256241Wikidata ID
Q21773343
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