Oropédio Lasithíou

Oropédio Lasithíou is a plateau in , and has an elevation of 815 metres. Oropédio Lasithíou is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lasithi Plateau and Dhiktean Cave.

Photo: SunTW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a high endorheic plateau, located in the regional unit in eastern , . Since the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, it is a municipality whose seat is Tzermiado and the second biggest village is .

Cave
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in the in the district of eastern . Around the beginning of 20th century, several scholars identified Psychro with Dikte, a name used by some ancient authors to refer to the location of Zeus's upbringing. is situated 2½ km southwest of Oropédio Lasithíou.

Cave
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Trapeza, Crete is a Neolithic and Bronze Age sacred cave on the island of in . Some of the Bronze Age pottery finds at Trapeza are similar to specimens recovered at and . is situated 3½ km northeast of Oropédio Lasithíou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Psichro and Agios Georgios.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village in the in the island of , and also a municipal unit. lies at an altitude of 840 metres.

Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Oropédio Lasithíou

Latitude
35.17838° or 35° 10′ 42″ north
Longitude
25.46527° or 25° 27′ 55″ east
Elevation
815 metres (2,674 feet)
Open location code
8G775FH8+94
Geo­Names ID
8605948
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In Other Languages

“Oropédio Lasithíou” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Oropédio Lasithíou”
  • Greek: “Οροπέδιο Λασιθίου”

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