Plataniás

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Nana Mouskouri

Greek singer (born 1934)

Eleni Daniilidou

Greek tennis player

Konstantinos Mitsotakis

Prime Minister of Greece from 1990 to 1993

Umberto Zanotti Bianco

Italian politician (1889-1963)

John Aniston

American actor (1933–2022)

Cresilas

ancient Greek sculptor

Andreas Glyniadakis

Greek basketball player

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Ioanna Karystiani

Greek screenwriter

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Maria Katinari

Greek actor and singer

Antonios Katinaris

Greek singer

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Aristocles of Cydonia

ancient Greek sculptor, probably ca. 500 BCE

Sofoklis Venizelos

Prime Minister of Greece - second son of Eleftherios Venizelos

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Ilias Palioudakis

Greek singer

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Ioánnis Drakákis

Greek bicycle racer

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Elpida Hadjidaki-Marder

Greek archaeologist

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Giorgos Tzortzakis

Greek bicycle racer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Crete

• Analipsi
  81.8 mi away · pop. 1,343
• Skillinge
  1452.6 mi away
• Löderup
  1452.7 mi away
• Borrby
  1452.9 mi away · pop. 930
• Brantevik
  1454.1 mi away
• Nybrostrand
  1454.8 mi away
• Glemmingebro
  1454.8 mi away
• Simris
  1455.8 mi away · pop. 211
• Hammenhög
  1456.2 mi away
• Köpingebro
  1456.3 mi away
• Simrishamn
  1456.7 mi away · pop. 6,527
• Östra Tommarp
  1457.2 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Plataniás, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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