Lasithi
Lasithi
Περιφερειακή ενότητα Λασιθίου | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Postal code | 72x xx |
| Area code(s) | 284x0 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΝ |
| Website | www |
Lasithi (Greek: Λασίθι) is the easternmost regional unit on the island of Crete, to the east of Heraklion. Its capital is Agios Nikolaos, the other major towns being Ierapetra and Sitia. The mountains include the Dikti in the west and the Thrypti in the east. The Sea of Crete lies to the north and the Libyan Sea to the south.
To the east of the village of
Thanks to its beaches and its mild climate year-long, Lasithi attracts many tourists. Mass tourism is served by places like Vai, Agios Nikolaos and the island of Chrissi. More off-beat tourism can be found in villages on the south coast like Myrtos, Makrys Gialos or Makrigialos, Xerokambos and Koutsouras.
Lasithi is home to a number of ancient remains.
were Doric towns.History
The history of Lasithi can be traced over at least three millennia.[2] The region has considerable ancient history antecedents, including the Dorian era settlement of Olous and Lato.[3]
Name
It has been speculated that ra-su-to, found in
Earlier proposals that it is derived from a Venetian 'la' preposed to derivatives of
The area was known as Laşid (
Administration
The regional unit Lasithi is subdivided into four municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):[10]
- Agios Nikolaos (1)
- Ierapetra (2)
- Oropedio Lasithiou(3)
- Siteia(4)
Prefecture
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Lasithi was created out of the former prefecture of Lasithi (Greek: Νομός Λασιθίου), which was created while Crete was still an autonomous state and was retained after the island joined Greece in 1913. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit, except Viannos area that belonged to Lasithi but was annexed to Heraklion prefecture in 1932. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.[10]
| New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
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| Agios Nikolaos | Agios Nikolaos | Agios Nikolaos |
| Vrachasi | ||
| Neapoli | ||
| Ierapetra | Ierapetra | Ierapetra |
| Makry Gialos | ||
Oropedio Lasithiou |
Oropedio Lasithiou |
Tzermiado |
Siteia |
Siteia | Siteia |
| Itanos | ||
| Lefki |
Provinces
Before 2006, Lasithi was divided into 4 provinces:
- Province of Mirambelos - Neapolis
- Province of Lasithi - Tzermiado
- Province of Ierapetra - Ierapetra
- Province of Sitia - Sitia
Transport
See also
- Ieropotamos River
- 2021 Lasithi earthquake
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Livingston Vance Watrous, Lasithi, a History of Settlement on a Highland Plain in Crete, 1982, 89 pages
- ^ C.Michael Hogan, Lato Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian, Jan 10, 2008
- ^ Fred Woudhuizen, The Earliest Cretan Scripts, 2:99
- ^ Angelos Chaniotis, "The Great Inscription, its Political Institutions, and the Common Institutions of the Cretans" in E. Greco, M. Lombardo, eds., La Grande Iscrizione di Gortyna. Centoventi anni dopo la scoperta, Atti del I Convegno Internazionale di Studi sulla Messarà, Athens 2005 p. 182 and passim "Chaniotis, The Great Inscription" (PDF).
- ^ cf. Rebracketing of se- + noun
- ^ Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt, Travels and Researches in Crete, 1865, chapter XIX, p. 201
- ^ ISBN 1623033934
- ^ Osmanlı Yer Adları (PDF) (in Turkish), p. 509.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
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