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Kissamos
Kissamos () is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Chania regional unit and of the former Kissamos Province which covers the northwest corner of the island. The town of Kissamos is also known as Kastelli Kissamou and often known simply as Kastelli after the Venetian castle that was there. It is now a port and fishing harbour, with a regular ferry from the Peloponnese via Kythira. A town museum is located in the old Venetian governor's palace and there have been important archaeological finds in the town, including fine mosaics, dating from th
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Kissamos
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Kissamou.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Chania
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 10632
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 341.0
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 7608
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 149.0
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 4321
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 734 00
- Greek Dimos.area_code
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Ecclesiastical history
- Orthodox bishopric
- Latin diocese
- Municipality
- Former province
- Notable locals
- See also
- References
- Sources and external links
Kissamos () is a town and a municipality in the west of the island of Crete, Greece. It is part of the Chania regional unit and of the former Kissamos Province which covers the northwest corner of the island. The town of Kissamos is also known as Kastelli Kissamou and often known simply as Kastelli after the Venetian castle that was there. It is now a port and fishing harbour, with a regular ferry from the Peloponnese via Kythira. A town museum is located in the old Venetian governor's palace and there have been important archaeological finds in the town, including fine mosaics, dating from the Roman city of Kisamos (, Latinized as Cisamus). The head town of the municipality () is Kastelli-Kissamos itself.
== History ==