Palekastro

Palaikastro or Palekastro, with the Godart and Olivier abbreviation PK, is a thriving town, geographic heir to a long line of settlements extending back into prehistoric times, at the east end of the Mediterranean island .
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  • Type: Village with 953 residents
  • Description: village in Lasithi, Greece
  • Also known as: “Palaikastro”, “Palaíkastron”, “Palaiókastro”, and “Palaiókastron”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rousolakos and Kouremenos.

Archaeological site
Photo: EinarB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roussolakkos is the site of a Minoan city, located near Palekastro, . The Bronze Age town was occupied from Early Minoan IIA to Late Minoan IIIB, and its remains are relatively well preserved.

Beach
Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agathia and Lagada.

Hamlet
Photo: Petro Stelte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Roton Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km south of Palekastro.

Palekastro

Latitude
35.1976° or 35° 11′ 51″ north
Longitude
26.2542° or 26° 15′ 15″ east
Population
953
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8G7857X3+2M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1408935363
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
256155
Wiki­data ID
Q941860
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Satellite Map

Discover Palekastro from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Palekastro” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “باليكاسترو”
  • Armenian: “Պալեկաստրոն”
  • Bulgarian: “Палекастро”
  • Catalan: “Palékastro”
  • Cebuano: “Palekastro”
  • Chinese: “帕萊卡斯楚”
  • Dutch: “Palekastro”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “پاليكاسترو”
  • Finnish: “Palaíkastro”
  • French: “Palékastro”
  • German: “Palaekastro”
  • German: “Palekastro”
  • Greek: “Παλαίκαστρο Λασιθίου”
  • Greek: “Παλαίκαστρο”
  • Greek: “Παλαίκαστρον”
  • Greek: “Παλαιόκαστρον”
  • Italian: “Palekastro”
  • Italian: “Paleocastro”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Palékastro”
  • Portuguese: “Palaicastro”
  • Portuguese: “Palaikastro”
  • Portuguese: “Palaiocastro”
  • Portuguese: “Palaiokastro”
  • Portuguese: “Palecastro”
  • Portuguese: “Palekastro”
  • Russian: “Палекастро”
  • Russian: “Палекастрон”
  • Spanish: “Palaikastro”
  • Swedish: “Palekastro”
  • Urdu: “پلائیکاسٹرو”

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