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Myriokefala

Myriokefala is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the of the region of established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Lappa. Capital of the new municipality is .
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Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 268 residents
  • Description: village in Greece
  • Also known as: “Miriokefala” and “Miriokéfala”
  • Postal code: 740 55

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kryoneritis.

Peak
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Myriokefala.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asi Gonia and Kallikratis.

Village
is a mountainous village and a former community in the eastern part of the in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 3 km northwest of Myriokefala.

Hamlet
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village belonging to the municipality of , in southwest , . According to tradition, it was named after the admiral Manoussos , who in March 1453 led a campaign to reinforce the defense of Constantinople with 5 ships and 1500 Cretan volunteers. is situated 4 km west of Myriokefala.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the municipality of Rethymno, , , , with a population of 313 and an altitude of 260 m. It was previously known as Lappa or Lampa, Stimboli, and Polis. is situated 4½ km northeast of Myriokefala.

Myriokefala

Latitude
35.2543° or 35° 15′ 16″ north
Longitude
24.30242° or 24° 18′ 9″ east
Population
268
Elevation
569 metres (1,867 feet)
Open location code
8G767832+PX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 745808202
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
256929
Wiki­data ID
Q1027215
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Myriokefala” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Myriokéfala”
  • Dutch: “Myriokefala”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميريوكيفالا”
  • Finnish: “Myriokéfala”
  • French: “Myriokefala”
  • German: “Miriokefala”
  • German: “Myriokefala”
  • Greek: “Μυριοκέφαλα Ρεθύμνης”
  • Greek: “Μυριοκέφαλα Ρεθύμνου”
  • Greek: “Μυριοκέφαλα”
  • Italian: “Myriokefala”
  • Russian: “Мириокефала”
  • Swedish: “Myriokéfala”
  • Turkish: “Myriokefala”

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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 “Myriokefala”. Photo: Aeleftherios, CC BY-SA 3.0.