Gouves
Goúves is a village and former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since 2011, local government reform it is a part of the municipality Hersonissos, of which it is a municipal unit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 539 residents
- Description: former municipality in Crete
- Also known as: “Goúvais”, “Gouves Municipality”, “Gouves, Greece”, and “Γοῦβαι”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino and Cretaquarium.
Agia Paraskevi Cave at Skotino
Cave
Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skotino Cave is one of the largest caves in Crete. The cave lies high on a hill northwest of the village of Skotino, a few kilometers inland south of Gouves.
Cretaquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Lourakis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cretaquarium, also known as Thalassocosmos, is a public aquarium located near the town of Gournes in Crete, Greece, 15 km east of the city of Heraklion. Cretaquarium is situated 3½ km northwest of Gouves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kato Gouves and Koxari.
Koxari
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koxari is a village near Heraklion in Crete. It is in the municipal unit of Gouves. The village is at an altitude of 180 meters and is 23.3 km from Heraklion. Koxari is situated 3 km south of Gouves.
Analipsi
Village
Photo: dudi shiler, CC BY 3.0.
Analipsi is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Gouves.
Gouves
- Categories: former municipality of Greece and locality
- Location: Chersonissos, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.31156° or 35° 18′ 42″ northLongitude
25.31328° or 25° 18′ 48″ eastPopulation
539Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)Open location code
8G778867+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1391574786OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
261921Wikidata ID
Q1462907
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Gouves” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Goúvai”
- Dutch: “Gouves”
- Finnish: “Gouves”
- Finnish: “Goúves”
- Finnish: “Gúves”
- French: “Goúves”
- German: “Gouves”
- Greek: “Γούβες”
- Greek: “Δήμος Γουβών”
- Italian: “Gouves”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Goúves”
- Polish: “Guwes”
- Portuguese: “Gouves (Creta)”
- Portuguese: “Goúves (Creta)”
- Portuguese: “Gúves”
- Russian: “Гуве”
- Russian: “Гувес”
- Swedish: “Goúvai”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Gouves”
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