Istro
Istro is a hamlet in Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete and has about 665 residents. Istro is situated nearby to the hamlet Fortion, as well as near the village Kalo Chorio.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Priniatikos Pyrgos and Vrokastro.
Priniatikos Pyrgos
Archaeological site
Priniatikos Pyrgos is an archaeological site near the Istron River in the eastern Cretan regional unit of Lasithi. The nearest big town is Agios Nikolaos, Crete.
Vrokastro
Archaeological site
Photo: Open Library, CC BY 2.0.
Vrokastro was an ancient Minoan civilization settlement in the Lasithi regional unit of eastern Crete, Greece. It overlooks the Gulf of Mirabello. The site was a mountain citadel located on a hill 1,5 km east of Priniatikos Pyrgos, another very early archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include KaloChorio Istron and Kalo Chorio.
KaloChorio Istron
Photo: ArtemiyPavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
KaloChorio Istron is a village in the Lasithi Prefecture region of Crete.
Kalo Chorio
Village
Kalo Chorio is a village in the municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece. Kalo Chorio village has a population of around 900, nestled in the midst of a verdant hilly landscape, where olive groves, abundant and colorful mediterranean shrubs and plants reach all the way down to the sea.
Istro
- Type: Hamlet with 665 residents
- Also known as: “Ístro”, “Istron”, and “Ἴστρον”
- Category: locality
- Location: Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
35.12353° or 35° 7′ 25″ northLongitude
25.73599° or 25° 44′ 10″ eastPopulation
665Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8G774PFP+C9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1393055631OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
6692700
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Istro” goes by many names.
- German: “Istro”
- Greek: “Ίστρο”
- Russian: “Истрон”
- Ukrainian: “Істро”
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