Heraklion Prefecture Νομός Ηρακλείου
Periphery	Crete
Capital	Heraklion
Population	302,846 (2005) Ranked 6th
Area	2,641 km² Ranked 19th
Population density	114.7/km² Ranked 7th
Number of provinces	7
Number of municipalities	26
Number of communities
Postal codes	70x xx - 71x xx
Area codes	2810, 282x0
Licence plate code	ΗΚ, ΗΡ
ISO 3166-2 code	GR-91
Website	www.heraklio.gr

Heraklion (Greek Ηράκλειο - Irákleio or Iráklio), also Heraklio is a prefecture of Greece, one of the four prefectures of Crete. The capital is the city of Heraklion. map File links The following pages link to this file: Heraklion Categories: GFDL images ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... Crete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti; see Wiktionary: Crete for the name in other languages) 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. ... This is a list of the prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005). ... -1... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Following is a list of Greek prefectures ordered by population density. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... Communities and municipalities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. ... 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. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia Website. ... 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... Crete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti; see Wiktionary: Crete for the name in other languages) 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. ...

Geography

The prefecture of Heraklion is bounded with the prefectures of Rethymno to the west and Lasithi or Lassithi to the east. The valley of farmlands are situated in the central and the northern parts and within the coastline and valleys. The mountains dominate the rest of the prefecture including the south. The main mountains are parts of Ida or Idi Mountains to the west and Asterousia in the south. The prefecture includes the island of Dia to the north. Rethymno (IPA ) (Greek Ρέθυμνο) is a prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ... Lasithi (Greek: Λασήθι) is a prefecture of Greece on the island of Crete. ... Two sacred mountains are called Mount Ida in Greek mythology, equally named Mount of the Goddess. ... Dia is a small island off the northern coast of the Greek island of Crete. ...

Population history

• 1991 - 263,868, density: 99.91/km²
• 2001 - 292,482, density: 110.75/km²

Climate

Except for the mountains which receives mild to cool winters unlike northern Greece, the warm to hot Mediterranean climade dominates the prefecture.

Transportation

• GR-90/E65
• GR-97
• GR-99

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Communications

Television

• Creta Channel
• Kriti TV

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Famous inhabitants of the Heraklio prefecture

• El Greco (medieval Castilian nickname meaning "the Greek"), by which Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος Domênikos Theotokópoulos, is best known. (Born 1541, Fodele, Heraklion and died in April 7, 1614, Toledo, Spain), a world-famous painter, sculptor and architect
• Nikos Kazantzakis, has a municipality named after him which its seat is Peza.

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Ancient cities

• Knossos
• Phaistos
• Gortys
• Tylissos

Knossos Knossos (35°18′N 25°10′E; alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Gnossus, Greek Κνωσσός; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete, probably the ceremonial and political center of the Minoan culture. ... Phaistos (Greek: Φαιστός), also Phaestos and Phaestus was an ancient city on the island of Crete. ... Gortyn (Greek Γορτυς/Gortys, also Γορτύν/Gortun or Γόρτυνα/Gortuna) is a town in the Greek island of Crete, 45 km away from the capital Heraklion. ... Tylissos (also Pyrgos Tylissos, Tylisos, Tylissus, Tilissos) is a modern town in central Crete and the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary and Minoan town. ...

Municipalities

See also: List of settlements in the Heraklion prefecture Archanes (also Arkhanes, Godart & Olivier abbreviaton: ARKH) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan settlement in central Crete. ... Arkalochori (also Arkalokhori) is a modern city in Crete and the archaeological site of a Minoan sacred cave in eastern Crete. ... Chersonissos is a town in the north of Crete, on the Mediterranean. ... Chersonissos (Greek: Λιμένας Χερσονήσου - Liménas Chersonísou) is a town in the north of Crete, on the Mediterranean. ... Gazi or sometimes Gazio (Greek Γάζι(ο)), Crete is a municipality 6 km west of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete. ... Inheritance regulations, fragment of the 11th column of the Law Code of Gortyn, Louvre Gortyn (Greek Γορτυς/Gortys, also Γορτύν/Gortun or Γόρτυνα/Gortuna) is a town in the Greek island of Crete, 45 km away from the capital Heraklion. ... 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. ... Temenos (from the Greek verb meaning to cut) is the Greek term in archaeology given to a piece of land which forms the enclosure of a temple, or sanctuary. ... Tylissos (also Pyrgos Tylissos, Tylisos, Tylissus, Tilissos) is a modern town in central Crete and the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary and Minoan town. ... These are a list of settlements in the Heraklion Prefecture, Greece. ...

External links

• Monuments in the prefecture of Heraklion