Myrtia, Heraklion

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Community in Greece

Myrtia Μυρτιά
Community
The church of Evangelismos of Theotokos
35°14′06″N 25°12′36″E / 35.235°N 25.210°E / 35.235; 25.210
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Heraklion
Municipal unit	Nikos Kazantzakis
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	502
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Myrtia (Greek: Μυρτιά, before 1965: Βάρβαροι - Varvaroi^[2]) is a village in the northern part of the municipal unit Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete, Greece. It is 15 km from Heraklion. It is situated at an altitude of 365 meters from the sea. It borders with the municipal unit of Episkopi and the municipality of Heraklion, and the villages Astrakoi and Agies Paraskies. It has a population of 502 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census.^[1]

The jewel of the village is the Nikos Kazantzakis Museum which was founded by designer George Anemogiannis (el) and the Centre of Cretan Literature, founded by the municipality in cooperation with the University of Crete and Cretan Philologists.

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece