Rouvas
Rouvas is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortyn, of which it is a municipal unit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Gorge with an elevation of 879 metres
- Description: subdivision of Gortyna Municipality, Greece
- Also known as: “Rouvas Municipal Unit”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vrontisi Monastery.
Vrontisi Monastery
Monastery
The Vrontisi Monastery is a Greek Orthodox monastery situated between the villages of Zaros and Vorizia of the Heraklion region in south-central Crete, Greece. Vrontisi Monastery is situated 2½ km southwest of Rouvas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nivritos and Gergeri.
Nivritos
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nivritos is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Rouvas.
Gergeri
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gergeri is the seat of Rouvas municipal unit in Heraklion regional unit in the Greek island of Crete. The population was 1,345 in 2021. Gergeri's location is at a region called "Pano Riza" of Psiloreiti's, and in that region there are also the villages Panasos, Nivritos, Zaros, Vorizia and Kamares. Gergeri is situated 5 km southeast of Rouvas.
Vorizia
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vorizia is a village, which is situated 5 km west of Rouvas.
Rouvas
- Categories: municipal unit of Greece, former municipality of Greece, canyon, and landform
- Location: Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rouvas” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rouvas Gorge”
- Dutch: “Rouvas”
- Finnish: “Roúvas”
- French: “Roúvas”
- German: “Rouvas-Schlucht”
- German: “Rouwas-Schlucht”
- German: “Φαράγγι του Ρούβα”
- Greek: “Δήμος Ρούβα”
- Greek: “δημοτική ενότητα Ρούβα Ηρακλείου”
- Italian: “Rouvas”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roúvas”
- Swedish: “Rouvas Gorge”
- “Φαράγγι του Ρούβα”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Áno Zarós and Zaros.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ambelákia and Alikadhám-Khalasokefála.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rouvas”. Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 3.0.