Myrtia, Heraklion

Myrtia, Heraklion

Myrtia (Greek: Μυρτιά, Βάρβαρον - Varvaron before 1965[1]) is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete, Greece. It is 15 km from Heraklion. It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea. It borders with the municipal unit of Episkopi and the municipality of Heraklion, and the villages Astrakoi and Agies Paraskies. It has a population of 651 inhabitants, according to Census 2001.

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The jewel of the village is the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum[2] which was founded by designer George Anemogiannis and the Centre for Cretan Literature, founded by the municipality in cooperation with the University of Crete and Crete Philologists.

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  1. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece

v · Archanes–Asterousia
Municipal unit of Archanes
Archanes · Kato Archanes Patsides
Municipal unit of Asterousia
Achentrias · Charakas · Charaki · Ethia · Kalyvia · Ligortynos · Mesochorio · Paranymfoi · Praitoria · Tefeli
Municipal unit of Nikos Kazantzakis
Agios Vasileios · Agies Paraskies · Alagni · Astrakoi · Astritsi · Choudetsi · Damania · Kalloni · Katalagari · Kounavoi · Meleses · Metaxochori · Myrtia · Peza

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