Drapanias

Drapanias is a small village in in northwestern . It is the principal town in the Cretan municipality of Mythimna. It was built in the ruins of the ancient town of Mythimna.
  • Type: Village with 270 residents
  • Description: village in Kissamos, Chania, Crete
  • Also known as: “Dhrapaniás”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mythimna.

Archaeological site
is a former municipality in the , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kissamos and Potamida.

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of , .

Village
is a village.

Village
is a village.

Drapanias

Latitude
35.4924° or 35° 29′ 33″ north
Longitude
23.7044° or 23° 42′ 16″ east
Population
270
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
8G75FPR3+XQ
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Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Drapanias” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Drapanias”
  • Finnish: “Drapaniás”
  • French: “Drapaniás”
  • German: “Drapanias”
  • Greek: “Δραπανιάς Χανίων”
  • Greek: “Δραπανιάς”
  • Irish: “Drapanias”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Drapaniás”
  • Russian: “Драпаниас”

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