Kalyvia, Heraklion

Kalyvia (Greek: Καλύβια, "huts") is a village in the Heraklion regional unit on southern Crete in Greece.[2][3] The local area was important in the Minoan era, as manifested by the extensive ruins of nearby Phaistos, a major palatial settlement of the Bronze Age.[4]

For other uses, see Kalyvia.
Kalyvia
Καλύβια
Community
Kalyvia
Coordinates: 35°03′29″N 25°13′41″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityArchanes-Asterousia
Municipal unitAsterousia
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community250
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. Robert Pashley, Travels in Crete, 1837, John Murray Publishers, Original from Oxford University, England
  3. Crete Map, Eastern Crete Development Organization (2004) Fotis Serfas
  4. C. Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian (2007)
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