Asfendiles

Asfendiles is a hamlet in , , and has about 29 residents. Asfendiles is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Hamlet with 29 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Greece
  • Also known as: “Asfendhiles”, “Asfendhilés”, “Asfendilés”, and “Asfendiles, Chania”
  • Postal code: 73001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ancient Hyrtakina and Sotiros Christos.

Archaeological site
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hyrtacina or Hyrtakina, also written as Hyrsacina or Hyrsakina, or Artacina or Artakina, was a city of ancient Crete, which, little as we learn of its position from Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, yet we may safely infer from the former's words that it was situated to the southeast of , and to the west of .

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Asfendiles.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prodromi and Anydri.

Hamlet
is a village in the municipal unit of Pelekanos, , , . The name of the village in the 18th century was "Peroudo Vrisi".

Village
Photo: Kaelkael, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community and a small village in on the island of , . It is part of the municipal unit of East Selino. The community consists of the following villages : Near is located the ancient city of Yrtakina. is situated 3 km northeast of Asfendiles.

Asfendiles

Latitude
35.26842° or 35° 16′ 6″ north
Longitude
23.73668° or 23° 44′ 12″ east
Population
29
Elevation
651 metres (2,136 feet)
Open location code
8G757P9P+9M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1880511333
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
264507
Wiki­data ID
Q21758294
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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Asfendiles” goes by many names.
  • German: “Asfendiles”
  • Greek: “Ασφενδιλές Χανίων”
  • Greek: “Ασφενδιλές”
  • Russian: “Асфендилес”

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Highlights include Carved Caves and Old School.

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