Misplaced Pages

Kato Symi

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Community in Greece
Kato Symi Κάτω Σύμη
Community
Α fountain in Kato SymiΑ fountain in Kato Symi
Kato Symi is located in GreeceKato SymiKato Symi
Coordinates: 35°02′49″N 25°29′20″E / 35.047°N 25.489°E / 35.047; 25.489
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityViannos
Population
 • Community52
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kato Symi (Greek: Κάτω Σύμη) is a small historic village of Crete, in Heraklion regional unit, 31 km (19 mi) from Ierapetra and 74 km (46 mi) from Heraklion city. Today it belongs to Viannos municipality and borders the Ierapetra municipality. It lies about 780 m (2,560 ft) above sea level, south of Mount Dikti in a verdant mountainous area, which is probably the most wooded of Crete. Near the village, at an altitude of 1,200 m (3,900 ft), lies the ancient sanctuary of Hermes and Aphrodite. It is dated from the middle Minoan period and had been used for worship for more than 1,000 years. Kato Simi has been destroyed three times, by Arabs, Turks and finally by the German army in World War II, when it was the center of resistance of the Viannos–Ierapetra area against the Nazi occupying forces.

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.

External links

Subdivisions of the municipality of Viannos
Municipal unit of Viannos
  • Afrati
  • Agios Vasileios
  • Amiras
  • Ano Viannos
  • Arvi
  • Chondros
  • Emparos
  • Kalami
  • Kastri
  • Kato Symi
  • Kato Viannos
  • Katofygi
  • Kefalovrysi
  • Keratokampos
  • Krevvatas‎
  • Martha
  • Milliarades
  • Pefkos
  • Pervola
  • Psari Forada
  • Sykologos
  • Vachos
  • Xeniakos
Stub icon

This Crete location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: