Crete

Crete is the most populous city of , , United States. The population was 7,099 at the 2020 census. The city is home to Doane University.
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  • Type: Town with 6,310 residents
  • Description: city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States
  • Also known as: “Blue River City”, “Crete (Nebraska)”, “Crete, NE”, “Crete, Nebraska”, and “Cрете”
  • Postal code: 68333

Places of Interest

Highlights: Telocvicna Jednota "T.J." Sokol Hall and Boswell Observatory.

Historic building
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The Telocvicna Jednota "T.J." Sokol Hall, also known…

Observatory
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is located at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berks and Kramer.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in and counties in , United States. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Crete.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 5 miles southeast of Crete.

Crete

Latitude
40.62566° or 40° 37′ 32″ north
Longitude
-96.96139° or 96° 57′ 41″ west
Population
6,310
Elevation
1,352 feet (412 metres)
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Open location code
86G5J2GQ+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151342080
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5066435
Wiki­data ID
Q958049
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Crete” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كريت”
  • Basque: “Crete”
  • Catalan: “Crete”
  • Cebuano: “Crete”
  • Chechen: “Крит”
  • Chinese: “克里特”
  • Croatian: “Crete”
  • Czech: “Crete”
  • Danish: “Crete”
  • Dutch: “Crete”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كريت”
  • French: “Crete”
  • German: “Crete”
  • Gilaki: “کریت (نبراسکا)”
  • Gilaki: “کریت”
  • Haitian: “Crete, Nebraska”
  • Haitian: “Crete”
  • Irish: “Crete”
  • Italian: “Crete”
  • Japanese: “クリート”
  • Kazakh: “Grït”
  • Kazakh: “Грит”
  • Kazakh: “گرىيت”
  • Kirghiz: “Грит”
  • Ladin: “Crete”
  • Malagasy: “Crete, Nebraska”
  • Malagasy: “Crete”
  • Mazanderani: “کریت (نبراسکا)”
  • Mazanderani: “کریت”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Crete”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Crete”
  • Norwegian: “Crete”
  • Persian: “کریت، نبراسکا”
  • Persian: “کریت”
  • Polish: “Crete”
  • Portuguese: “Crete”
  • Russian: “Крит”
  • Serbian: “Крит”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crete, Nebraska”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Crete”
  • Slovak: “Crete”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کریت، نبراسکا”
  • Spanish: “Crete”
  • Swedish: “Crete, Nebraska”
  • Swedish: “Crete”
  • Tatar: “Крит”
  • Ukrainian: “Крит”
  • Urdu: “کریٹ، نیبراسکا”
  • Uzbek: “Crete”
  • Volapük: “Crete”
  • Welsh: “Crete, Nebraska”
  • Welsh: “Crete”
  • “Crete”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Shestak and Pleasant Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Waneks Community Center and Crete Downtown Historic District.

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