Crete
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Palaiokastro

Palaiokastro is a coastal village and a community in the municipality of . 9 km west of on the island of . It is situated in front of a 70 meter long pebbled beach leading to a cove with rapidly deepening waters that are protected from the prevailing northerly winds.
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  • Type: Village with 255 residents
  • Description: village in Heraklion, Greece
  • Also known as: “Palaiókastro”, “Palaiokastro, Heraklion”, and “Paliokastro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Almiros spring.

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is situated 4 km south of Palaiokastro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rodia and Agia Pelagia.

Village
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is a village and a community of municipal unit in on the island of , . The community of is spread on 21.6 km2 and encircles following villages and areas: , Kapetanaki Metochi, Linoperamata, Pantanassa, Palaiokastro, Savatiana Monastery.

Village
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is a popular seaside resort in the municipality of , 23 km northwest of Crete's capital city of . In former times, was a tiny fishing village and a place for the residents of nearby Achlada village to grow their crops. is situated 5 km north of Palaiokastro.

Town
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is a Western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the of in . Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 5 km southeast of Palaiokastro.

Palaiokastro

Latitude
35.36601° or 35° 21′ 58″ north
Longitude
25.03717° or 25° 2′ 14″ east
Population
255
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
8G77928P+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1165770655
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8224650
Wiki­data ID
Q7126573
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Palaiokastro” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Palaiokastro, Heraklion”
  • Dutch: “Palaiokastro”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پالايوكاسترو”
  • German: “Paleokastro”
  • Greek: “Παλαιόκαστρο Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Παλαιόκαστρο”
  • Greek: “Παλιόκαστρο Ηρακλείου”
  • Greek: “Παλιόκαστρο”
  • Japanese: “パレカストロ”
  • Portuguese: “Palaiocastro”
  • Russian: “Палеокастро”
  • Russian: “Палеокастрон”
  • Russian: “Палиокастро”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palaiokastro Beach and Castle of Palaiokastro.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Palaiokastro”. Photo: C messier, CC0.