Kroustas
Kroustas is a village close to Agios Nikolaos on the island of Crete, Greece. It is located on a hill 520 m above the sea level. In the year 2021 the village had 415 inhabitants.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 476 residents
- Description: village in Lasithi, Greece
- Also known as: “Kroústa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Panagia Kera and Museum Rodanthi.
Panagia Kera
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Panagia Kera is a Cretan Byzantine church, located 1 km from the village of Kritsa, in the Dikte Mountains. It contains the finest-preserved Byzantine-era frescoes in Crete, and for that reason, has become one of the most culturally and historically significant churches on the island.
Museum Rodanthi
Museum
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum Rodanthi is situated 2½ km northwest of Kroustas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kritsa and Prina.
Kritsa
Village
Photo: Gatm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kritsa is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m.
Prina
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prina is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Kroustas.
Pyrgos
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pyrgos is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Kroustas.
Kroustas
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.13984° or 35° 8′ 23″ northLongitude
25.6601° or 25° 39′ 36″ eastPopulation
476Elevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)Open location code
8G774MQ6+W2OpenStreetMap ID
node 270738495OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
258742Wikidata ID
Q6439109
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Kroustas” goes by many names.
Localities in the Area
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