Achlada (Crete)
Local community Achlada Τοπική Κοινότητα Αχλάδας (Αχλάδα) |
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Country |
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region | Crete | |
Regional district | Heraklion | |
local community | Malevizi | |
Parish | Gazi | |
Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 24 ' N , 25 ° 0' E | |
Height above d. M. |
58 m |
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surface | 21.579 km² | |
Residents | 1015 (2011) | |
Population density | 47.04 inhabitants / km² | |
LAU-1 code no. | 910702 | |
Local division | 7 settlements |
Achlada ( Greek Αχλάδα [ axlaða ] ( f. Sg. )) Is a local community to Crete . It belongs to the Gazi parish of Malevizi parish .
structure
The place Achlada is formed from the settlements:
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Sources of income are sheep breeding and fruit and vegetable growing. There is also a hotel dedicated to ecotourism .
history
The place name is derived from the name for a wild pear tree ( achlada αχλάδα or achras αχράς). In the Venetian archives the village is mentioned as Aclada with 63 inhabitants. At that time it belonged to the Mylopotamos Province in the Rethymno District.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)