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Administrative Region : Crete
Regional unit : Heraklion
Agia Varvara (Greek: Αγία Βαρβάρα) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion peripheral unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortyna, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] Population 5,310 (2001). The village lies at an altitude of about 580 meters and has 2115 inhabitants.
Agia Varvara lies on the busy north-south line from Heraklion on the south coast of the island towards the centre.
Prinias is a mountain village (alt.. 610 m) 25 km SW of Heraklion. There are documnets about the village from the Venetian period and from a 1617 document of the Osmanic Empire
Prinias was 1881 part of the province Maleviziou and the municipality Krousonas with a population 225. In the year 1900 the population was 348. In 1920 Prinias was an independent community.
References
^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
Municipalities of the Heraklion Prefecture Agia Varvara | Archanes | Arkalochori | Asterousia | Chersonissos | Episkopi | Gazi | Gorgolainis | Gortyna | Gouves | Heraklion | Kasteli | Kofinas | Krousonas | Malia | Moires | Nea Alikarnassos | Nikos Kazantzakis | Paliani | Rouvas | Temenos | Thrapsano | Tylisos | Tympaki | Viannos | Zaros |
Municipal unit Agia Varvara |
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Municipal Community Agia Varvara |
Agia Varvara (Αγία Βαρβάρα, η) |
Kato Moulia (Κάτω Μούλια, τα) |
Keratokefali (Κερατοκεφάλιον, το) |
Peirouniana (Πειρουνιανά, τα) |
Community Agios Thomas |
Agios Thomas (Άγιος Θωμάς, ο) |
Community Ano Moulia |
Ano Moulia (Άνω Μούλια, τα) |
Community Douli |
Genna (Γέννα, η) |
Douli (Δούλιον, το) |
Kolena (Κόλενα, η) |
Community Larani |
Larani (Λαράνιον, το) |
Community Megali Vrysi |
Vorros (Βορρός, ο) |
Megali Vrysi (Μεγάλη Βρύση, η) |
Preveliana (Πρεβελιανά, τα) |
Community Prinias |
Πρινιάς, ο |
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