Agios Georgios, Lasithi

Agios Georgios is a village in the Lassithi Plateau[1][2] in the island of Crete, and also a municipal unit. Agios Georgios lies at an altitude of 840 metres (2,760 ft). In 1981 its population was 1,030,[3] but has steadily fallen since to 717 in 1991; 541 in 2001, and 490 in 2011.[4]

Agios Georgios

Άγιος Γεώργιος Λασιθίου
View of Agios Georgios
Agios Georgios
Agios Georgios
Coordinates: 35°09′58″N 25°29′03″E
MunicipalityLasithi Plateau
Elevation
840 m (2,760 ft)
Population
 • Total490

Locations near Agios Georgios include the small village of Koudoumalia and the village of Avrakode and also Limnakaro Plateau (height 1,314 metres (4,311 ft)).

It is the second largest village in Lassithi Plateau, home of a Folklore Museum,[5] the only elementary school in Lassithi Plateau and also the only kindergarten in the Municipality.

It also has a small historical museum[6] pharmacy, hotels and small restaurants.

It is a starting point for an ascent of the Dikti (height 2,148 metres (7,047 ft)),[7] and the E4 trail goes through the village.[8] Many people with ancestry from the village of Agios Georgios live now in Heraklion and in Hersonissos.[9] In wintertime, when the Lasithi Plateau is snow covered, many of the villagers in Agios Georgios would have descended to occupy the settlement of Analipsi on the northern coast of Crete, 5 km west of Hersonisssos and part of the Hersonissos Municipality where they cultivated olives.[10]

References
  1. https://www.ascsa.edu.gr/uploads/media/oa_ebooks/oa_hesperia_supplements/HS18.pdf
  2. "Lassithi Plateau". www.interkriti.org. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. http://www.e-demography.gr/ElstatPublications/censuses/docs/eDemography_Metadata_Censuses_Doc_000020_gr.pdf
  4. "Crete (Greece): Municipalities & Settlements - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. Goddfrey, Jonnie; Karslake, Elizabeth (1986). Landscapes of Eastern Crete. London: Sunflower Books. p. 34. ISBN 0948513071.
  6. "Folklore & Historical Museum of Agios Georgios".
  7. "Trail Kastamonitsa - Tsouli Mnima - Agios Georgios (Lassithi Plateau) - Travel Guide for Island Crete, Greece".
  8. Wilson, Loraine (2008). The high mountains of Crete : the White Mountains and South coast, Psiloritis and Lassithi (2nd ed.). Cumbria: Cicerone. p. 331. ISBN 9781852845254.
  9. Shay, C. Thomas; Beattie, Angela (1993). "Rural Population Change in Crete". The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 24 (1): 99–119. doi:10.2307/205103. JSTOR 205103.
  10. Betancourt, Philip, ed. (2015). Temple University Aegean Symposium : a compendium. p. 50. ISBN 9781931534826. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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