Fournes
Fournes is a village in Platanias, Chania, Crete and has about 452 residents. Fournes is situated nearby to the village Skines, as well as near the hamlet Chliaron.- Type: Village with 452 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Fournes, Chania”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tower of Da Molin and Metochi Isychaki.
Tower of Da Molin
Castle
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tower of Da Molin is a castle, which is situated 3 km northwest of Fournes.
Metochi Isychaki
Religious building
Metochi Isychaki is a religious building, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Fournes.
Church of Agios Georgios
Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Agios Georgios is situated 3½ km northwest of Fournes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alikianos and Meskla.
Alikianos
Hamlet
Alikianos is the head village of the Mousouroi municipal unit in Chania regional unit, Crete located approximately 12.5 kilometers southwest of Chania. Alikianos is situated 3½ km northwest of Fournes.
Meskla
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meskla is a village in the municipality of Platanias, a regional unit of Chania, western Crete, in Greece. According to the 2021 census it has 268 inhabitants. Meskla is situated 4 km south of Fournes.
Lakkoi
Village
Photo: Aymatth2, Public domain.
Lakkoi, commonly spelled Lakki on road signs and maps, is a village on the Greek island of Crete in the foothills of the Lefka Ori. The village is situated on the road between Chania and the plateau of Omalos which leads to the Samaria Gorge. Lakkoi is situated 4½ km south of Fournes.
Fournes
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Platanias, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.43758° or 35° 26′ 15″ northLongitude
23.94068° or 23° 56′ 26″ eastPopulation
452Elevation
104 metres (341 feet)Open location code
8G75CWQR+27OpenStreetMap ID
node 665309041OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
262270Wikidata ID
Q21773411
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