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54: 61: 263:. 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. 449: 231:, and also a municipal unit. Agios Georgios lies at an altitude of 840 metres (2,760 ft). In 1981 its population was 1,030, but has steadily fallen since to 717 in 1991; 541 in 2001, and 490 in 2011. 349: 241:
It is the second largest village in Lasithi Plateau, home of a Folklore Museum, the only elementary school in Lasithi Plateau and also the only kindergarten in the Municipality.
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Locations near Agios Georgios include the small village of Koudoumalia and the village of Avrakode and also
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goes through the village. Many people with ancestry from the village of Agios Georgios live now in
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The high mountains of Crete : the White Mountains and South coast, Psiloritis and Lassithi
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This article is about a village in Lasithi, Crete. For other uses of the name, see
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It also has a small historical museum pharmacy, hotels and small restaurants.
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Lasithi: A History of Settlement on a Highland Plain in Crete
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Temple University Aegean Symposium : a compendium
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Agios Georgios
Community
Agios Georgios is located in Greece
35°09′58″N 25°29′03″E / 35.16611°N 25.48417°E / 35.16611; 25.48417
Greece
Administrative region
Crete
Regional unit
Lasithi
Municipality
Oropedio Lasithiou
Time zone
UTC+2
EET
DST
UTC+3
EEST
Lasithi Plateau
Crete
Limnakaro
Dikti
E4 trail
Heraklion
Hersonissos
"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"
"Lasithi Plateau"
Lasithi: A History of Settlement on a Highland Plain in Crete
ISBN
9780876615188
"Metadata on Censuses"

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