Mournies

Mournies is a village in , in the regional unit of . Between 1997 and 2010, it was the seat of the former municipality of Eleftherios Venizelos. Mournies is famous for being the place of birth of the statesman Eleftherios Venizelos.
  • Type: Village with 5,320 residents
  • Description: town in Chania, Greece
  • Also known as: “Mourniaí”, “Mournión”, and “مورنيس (خانية)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kydonia and Yiali Tzami.

Archaeological site
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
, also known as Cydonia was an ancient city… is situated 4 km north of Mournies.

Photo: Jebulon, CC0.
The Küçük Hasan Pasha Mosque, also known as the Yalı… is situated 4 km north of Mournies.

Synagogue
The is an Orthodox Jewish… is situated 3½ km north of Mournies.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perivolia and Nerokouros.

Village
is a village.

Village
is a village in , in the regional unit of . is situated 2½ km east of Mournies.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a town and former municipality in the , , . is situated 5 km east of Mournies.

Mournies

Latitude
35.48264° or 35° 28′ 58″ north
Longitude
24.01192° or 24° 0′ 43″ east
Population
5,320
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
8G76F2M6+3Q
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Mournies” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مورنيس”
  • Asturian: “Mournies”
  • Catalan: “Murniés”
  • Cebuano: “Mourniés”
  • Dutch: “Mournies”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مورنيس”
  • Finnish: “Mourniés”
  • French: “Mourniés”
  • German: “Mournies (Chania)”
  • German: “Mournies”
  • Greek: “Μουρνιαί”
  • Greek: “Μουρνιές Χανίων”
  • Greek: “Μουρνιές”
  • Irish: “Mournies”
  • Latin: “Murniae”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mourniés”
  • Russian: “Мурниес”
  • Swedish: “Mourniés”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Krio Nero and Kalykas.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: ΚΕΠ ΕΛ.ΒΕΝΙΖΕΛΟΥ and Chania General Hospital - Agios Georgios.

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