Gazi (Greek: Γάζι, romanized: Gazi) is a western suburb of Heraklion and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit comprises several nearby villages with a total area of 95.81 square kilometres (36.99 sq mi) and a total population of 20,918, of whom 16,256 live within Gazi (2021 census). It lies 6 kilometres (4 miles) west of Heraklion, on the north coast of Crete.
Villages of Gazi municipal unit, by community:
- Gazi (17.7 km²): Gazi, Agia Marina, Agios Dimitrios, Agios Panteleimon, Ammoudara, Council-Houses, Kavrochori, Kefalogiannis, Koluvas, 62 Martyres, Xiropotamos, Kalessa.
- Rodia (21.6 km²): Rodia, Kapetanaki Metochi, Linoperamata, Pantanassa, Palaiokastro, Savatiana Monastery.
- Fodele (24.4 km²): Fodele, Agios Panteleimon Monastery, Fodele beach.
- Achlada (21.6 km²): Achlada, Agia Pelagia, Lygaria, Made.
- Kalesia (10.5 km²): Ano Kalesia and Kato Kalesia
Fodele is claimed as the birthplace of the painter El Greco, but this is disputed.[3] His family were from the area and there is a Museum of El Greco in the village.
The ruins of a Genoese castle are at Palaiokastro (“Old Castle”).
Agia Pelagia is a seaside resort village.
References
- ^ “Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό” [Results of the 2021 Population – Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ “ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities” (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ Kakissis, Joanna (March 6, 2005). “A Cretan village that was the painter’s birthplace bridles at a nearby town’s claim”. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
External links
- Official home page (in English)