Pediada (, "plain") is a region and former
province
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of
Heraklion Prefecture,
Crete
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,
Greece
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. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality
Chersonisos
Hersonissos (, meaning “peninsula”, ''Chersónisos'', ), also transliterated as ''Chersonissos'' and ''Hersónisos'', is a town and a local government unit in the north of Crete, bordering the Mediterranean / Aegean Sea. The town is about 25 ...
, the municipal units
Kastelli and
Thrapsano
Thrapsano () is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . Populat ...
, and parts of the municipal units
Nikos Kazantzakis
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and
Viannos
Viannos () is a municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. The municipality has an area of . Population 4,436 (2021). The seat of the municipality is in Ano Viannos.
In September 1943, German occupation forces inflicted heavy lo ...
.
[ ] It was abolished in 2006.
References
Heraklion (regional unit)
Provinces of Greece
Plains of Greece
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