Chania
Chania is a hamlet in Platanias, Chania, Crete and has about 64 residents. Chania is situated nearby to the village Mothiana, as well as near the hamlet Karthiana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 64 residents
- Description: human settlement in Platania municipality, Chania, Greece
- Also known as: “Episkopi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Archangel Michael and Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves.
Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Olive tree of Vouves is an olive tree in the village of Ano Vouves in the municipal unit of Kolymvari in Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Probably one of the oldest olive trees in the world, it still produces olives today.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rokka and Mesa Boukolies.
Rokka
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rokka is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Chania.
Mesa Boukolies
Village
Photo: MalandrakiMaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mesa Boukolies is a village, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Chania.
Drapanias
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drapanias is a small village in Chania regional unit in northwestern Crete. It is the principal town in the Cretan municipality of Mythimna. It was built in the ruins of the ancient town of Mythimna.
Chania
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Platanias, Chania, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.48724° or 35° 29′ 14″ northLongitude
23.76137° or 23° 45′ 41″ eastPopulation
64Elevation
169 metres (554 feet)Open location code
8G75FQP6+VGOpenStreetMap ID
node 3539755790OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
262651Wikidata ID
Q21773179
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Russian—“Chania” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Episkopí (Chaniá)”
- Finnish: “Episkopí”
- German: “Episkopi”
- Greek: “Episkopí”
- Greek: “Επισκοπή Κισσάμου Χανίων”
- Greek: “Επισκοπή Κισσάμου”
- Greek: “Επισκοπή Πλατανιά Χανίων”
- Greek: “Επισκοπή Πλατανιά”
- Greek: “Επισκοπή Χανίων”
- Greek: “Επισκοπή”
- Russian: “Епископи”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mothiana and Karthiana.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Αγια Βαρβάρα and Olive Tree Museum of Vouves.
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