Chersonissos
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Hersonissos (, meaning “peninsula”, Chersónisos, , also transliterated as Chersonissos and Hersónisos, nicknamed Cherso) is a town and a local government unit in the north of Crete, bordering the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea. The town is about 25 kilometers east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. What is usually called Hersonissos is in fact its peninsula and harbour. It is part of the Heraklion regional unit. It is situated 25 km from the Heraklion airport and 27 km from the Heraklion port. The seat of the local government unit is the village of Gournes.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Χερσονήσου
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 938
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Hersonissos
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Χερσόνησος Chersónisos, Cherso
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Chersonisou.png
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Panorama of the Port of Hersonisos.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- View of the city.
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 28
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Heraklion
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 27220
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 272.2
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 7333
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 71.0
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 2985
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.website
- www.hersonissos.gr
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Official website
Municipality of Hersonissos
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1115
- Area
- 271.6
- Elevation
- 100
- Official website
- www.hersonissos.gr/en
- Image
- Πλατεία Χερσονήσου 0238.jpg
- Dialing code
- 2897
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- Commons category
- Hersonissos
- postal code
- 70014
- native label
- Χερσόνησος
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10 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Latin bishopric
- Titular see
- Municipality of Hersonissos
- Ancient remains
- Tourism
- Gallery
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- Sources and external links
Hersonissos (, meaning “peninsula”, Chersónisos, , also transliterated as Chersonissos and Hersónisos, nicknamed Cherso) is a town and a local government unit in the north of Crete, bordering the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea. The town is about 25 kilometers east of Heraklion and west of Agios Nikolaos. What is usually called Hersonissos is in fact its peninsula and harbour. It is part of the Heraklion regional unit. It is situated 25 km from the Heraklion airport and 27 km from the Heraklion port. The seat of the local government unit is the village of Gournes.
== Geography == The seaside resort of Hersonissos is officially the Port of Hersonissos (, Liménas Chersónissou) in distinction to the village of Upper Hersonissos (, Ano Chersónissos) further inland. Through tourism, the port town developed from the small harbour which served the original village, now known as Old Hersonissos.
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