Kroustas

Kroustas is a village close to on the island of , . It is located on a hill 520 m above the sea level. In the year 2021 the village had 415 inhabitants.
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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.

Church
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The Church of is a Greek Orthodox church located near the village of , in the Dikte Mountains, on the island of , . Situated 1 kilometre from Kritsa, the Byzantine-style church 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
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is situated 2½ km northwest of Kroustas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kritsa and Prina.

Village
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is one of the oldest and most picturesque in , Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Kroustas.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Kroustas.

Kroustas

Latitude
35.13984° or 35° 8′ 23″ north
Longitude
25.6601° or 25° 39′ 36″ east
Population
476
Elevation
521 metres (1,709 feet)
Open location code
8G774MQ6+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 270738495
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
258742
Wiki­data ID
Q6439109
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Kroustas” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kroustas”
  • Finnish: “Kroústas”
  • French: “Kroústas”
  • German: “Kroustas”
  • Greek: “Κρούστας Λασιθίου”
  • Greek: “Κρούστας”
  • Irish: “Kroustas”
  • Italian: “Krustas”
  • Russian: “Крустас”
  • Ukrainian: “Крустас”
  • “Kroustas”

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