Kalyvia, Heraklion

For other uses, see Kalyvia.

Kalyvia Καλύβια
Community
Kalyvia
Coordinates: 35°03′29″N 25°13′41″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Archanes-Asterousia
Municipal unit	Asterousia
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	250
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kalyvia (Greek: Καλύβια, "huts") is a village in the Heraklion regional unit on southern Crete in Greece.[2][3] The local area was important in the Minoan era, as manifested by the extensive ruins of nearby Phaistos, a major palatial settlement of the Bronze Age.[4]

See also

• Phaistos
• Hagia Triada

References

1. "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.
2. Robert Pashley, Travels in Crete, 1837, John Murray Publishers, Original from Oxford University, England
3. Crete Map, Eastern Crete Development Organization (2004) Fotis Serfas
4. C. Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, Modern Antiquarian (2007)