Vamos
Sign in to saveVamos (Greek: Βάμος) is a small town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform "Kallikratis" it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality of Apokoronas, serving as its historical capital. It is situated on a small hill at an altitude of above sea level, about from Chania. In Vamos, one can find several restaurants, snack bars and shops in the village, as well as many public services, such as a fully equipped health center, schools, police station and the regional court for the regions of Apokoronas and Sfakia.
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Vamos
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Βάμος
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Vamou.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Chania
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Apokoronas
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 3069
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 698
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 67.035
- Greek Dimos.area_community
- 10.749
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 184
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 730 08
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 28250
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΧΝ
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 184
- Image
- Vamos - Ortsplatz 2.jpg
- Dialing code
- 28250
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- Commons category
- Vamos municipal unit
- postal code
- 73008
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- Vamos municipal unit
- The historical "Lambrakeion" High School of Vamos
- Historical population
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Vamos (Greek: Βάμος) is a small town and former municipality in the Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform "Kallikratis" it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality of Apokoronas, serving as its historical capital. It is situated on a small hill at an altitude of above sea level, about from Chania. In Vamos, one can find several restaurants, snack bars and shops in the village, as well as many public services, such as a fully equipped health center, schools, police station and the regional court for the regions of Apokoronas and Sfakia.
The village is said to have been founded by Arab invaders during the 8th century, which sought refuge in Crete after being expelled from Andalusia. The first official record of the name (Vamo/Vamu) is found on a map of 1577 made by Francesco Barozzi, and according to the Venetian census of 1583 it had 271 inhabitants. The village followed the fate of the rest of Western Crete when the Ottomans invaded the broader area of Apokoronas in 1646 and remained relatively small until the mid-19th century.
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