Agios Nikolaos (Άγιος Νικόλαος)
Periphery	Crete
Prefecture	Lasithi
Province
Population	19,462 source (2001)
Area	317.8 km²
Population density	61/km²
Elevation	±10 m
Coordinates	35°11′ N 25°43′ E
Postal code	721 00
Area code	28410
Licence plate code	ΑΝ
Mayor
Website

Agios Nikolaos (or Aghios Nikolaos, Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος) is a coastal town on the Greek island of Crete. It is east of the island's capital Heraklion, north of the town of Ierapetra and west of the town of Sitia. In the year 2000 the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos which includes part of the surrounding villages counted about 19,000 inhabitants. Agios Nikolaos is the capital of the nomos (province) of Lasithi. The name Agios Nikolaos means Saint Nicholas. The stress lies on the third syllable of the word "Nikolaos". Note that Agios Nikolaos or Ayios Nikolaos (alternative transliterations of the Greek Άγιος Νικόλαος) is a common place name in Greece and Cyprus since Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors and of all of Greece. File links The following pages link to this file: Lasithi Myrtos Sitia Ierapetra Agios Nikolaos (Greece) Categories: GFDL images ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Lasithi (Greek: Λασήθι) is a prefecture of Greece on the island of Crete. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Morozini Fountain on Venizelou square in Heraklion, Crete, built in 1628 Heraklion or Iraklion (Greek: Ηράκλειο), Greece is the largest city and the capital of Crete. ... Ierapetra (Greek: Ιεράπετρα) is a municipality and a town in the east of the Greek island of Crete, in the prefecture of Lasithi. ... Sitias harbor Sitia is a port town in the far east of Crete. ... This article is about political regions. ... Lasithi (Greek: Λασήθι) is a prefecture of Greece on the island of Crete. ... Saint Nicholas is the common name for Saint Nicholas of Myra, who lived in 4th century Byzantine Lycia (modern day Antalya, Turkey), who had a reputation for secret gift-giving. ... Transliteration is a mapping from one system of writing into another. ... Some of my own holiday pictures of Agios Nikolaos File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

It is probably best known as a tourist town that serves as a hub to the twenty or so small villages and farms that make up that part of Lassithi. Tourist attractions include the small lagoon “Limni Voulismeni” , clean beatiful beaches , the tiny island Agioi Pantes , the archaeological museum, the local flora exhibition “Iris” and the numerous fairs (with not so many tourists) with local music , wine , raki, food and dances.

There are many beautiful spots in Agios Nikolaos. The lagoon features a small park with a romantic trail, traditional fishing boats, ducks, pigeons, an amphitheatre and many cafès .

Persons

• Nikos Koundouros (b. 1926), director
• Maria Damanaki (b. 1952), politician

Nikos Koundouros (Greek: Νίκος Κούνδουρος), is a Greek Director from Agios Nikolaos, Crete. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maria Damanaki Maria Damanaki (Greek: Μαρία Δαμανάκη) is a Greek politician, former president of the Synaspismos party of the radical left and currently a state member of the Hellenic Parliament within the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

See also

• Lake Voulismeni
• Crete

Lake Voulismeni Lake Voulismeni (Greek: Λίμνη Βουλισμένη, Límni Voulisméni) is a small lake located at the centre of the town of Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη Kriti; called Candia in the Venetian period and Turkish: Girit) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ...

External links

• Homepage of the Municipality of Agios Nikolaos