Oropédio Lasithíou
Oropédio Lasithíou is a plateau in Crete, Greece and has an elevation of 815 metres. Oropédio Lasithíou is situated nearby to the village Psichro, as well as near the hamlet Pinakiano.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lasithi Plateau and Dhiktean Cave.
Lasithi Plateau
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The Lasithi Plateau is a high endorheic plateau, located in the Lasithi regional unit in eastern Crete, Greece. Since the 1997 Kapodistrias reform, it is a municipality whose seat is Tzermiado and the second biggest village is Agios Georgios.
Dhiktean Cave
Cave
Photo: Jerzystrzelecki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psychro Cave is an ancient Minoan sacred cave in Lasithi plateau in the Lasithi district of eastern Crete. Psychro is associated with the Dictaean or Diktaian Cave, one of the putative sites of the birth of Zeus. Dhiktean Cave is situated 2½ km southwest of Oropédio Lasithíou.
Trapeza cave
Cave
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Trapeza, Crete is a Neolithic and Bronze Age sacred cave on the island of Crete in Greece. Some of the Bronze Age pottery finds at Trapeza are similar to specimens recovered at Knossos and Vasiliki. Trapeza cave is situated 3½ km northeast of Oropédio Lasithíou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Psichro and Avrakondes.
Tzermiado
Village
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tzermiado is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Oropédio Lasithíou.
Oropédio Lasithíou
Latitude
35.17838° or 35° 10′ 42″ northLongitude
25.46527° or 25° 27′ 55″ eastElevation
815 metres (2,674 feet)Open location code
8G775FH8+94GeoNames 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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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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