Keramia ( el, Κεραμιά, Δήμος Κεραμιών) is a former municipality in the
Chania regional unit,
Crete
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Chania
Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion.
The mun ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of .
It is part of the former
Kydonia Province
Kydonia Province ( el, Επαρχία Κυδωνίας) was one of the province of Chania Prefecture, Crete, Greece. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipalities Chania and Platanias, except the municipal units Kolymvari and ...
.
Keramia covers the high villages in the foothills of the White Mountains (''
Lefka Ori
Lefka Ori ( el, Λευκά Όρη, meaning 'White Mountains') or Madares ( from the Cretan Greek meaning 'without coverage, bald, bare of any vegetation for high mountain areas') is a mountain range located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefec ...
'') to the south of the city of
Chania
Chania ( el, Χανιά ; vec, La Canea), also spelled Hania, is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit. It lies along the north west coast of the island Crete, about west of Rethymno and west of Heraklion.
The mun ...
. Though apparently close to Chania, the access to the villages of Keramia is by narrow winding hill roads, and hence the area is little developed or visited by tourists.
The seat of the municipality was
Gerolakos. The municipal unit also includes
Malaxa, Katochori, Kontopoula and Drakona.
See also
*
List of communities of Chania
This is a list of settlements in the Chania regional unit, Greece.
* Afrata
* Agia Marina
* Agia Roumeli
* Agia
* Agia Eirini
* Agios Ioannis
* Alikampos
* Alikianos
* Amygdalokefali
* Anopoli
* Anoskeli
* Aptera
* Armenoi
* Aroni
* ...
References
External links
Municipality descriptionGTP description
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Populated places in Chania (regional unit)