Monastiraki (Ierapetra)
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Monastiraki Μοναστηράκι |
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| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Crete | ||
| Regional district | Lasithi | ||
| local community | Ierapetra | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 5 ' N , 25 ° 50' E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
180 m |
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| Residents | 16 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 920214 | ||
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Monastiraki ( Greek Μοναστηράκι ( n. Sg. )) Is the name of a village in the local community of Pachia Ammos , in the municipality of Ierapetra , in the east of the Greek island of Crete .
location
The place is 1 km east of the road from Pachia Ammos and Ierapetra, about 5 km from Pachia Ammos and about 10 km from Ierapetra. After Kato Chorio in the South is 6 km away.
Surname
The place that used to be Monastiri ( Μοναστήρι ( n. Sg. ) = Monastery ) was probably built in the area of the monastery of St. Constantine and Helena , of which there are still remains of the wall at the church of Agios Stefanos. The first buildings were the monks' houses.
Worth seeing
In the village there is the Byzantine church of Agios Stefanos and the parish church of Agios Georgios. 600 meters northeast of the village is Chalasmenos , a settlement from the Minoan period and 900 meters northeast is the Cha gorge .
Web links
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)