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Administrative Region : Crete
Regional unit : Heraklion
Koxari (Greek : Κόξαρη) is a village near Iraklion (Heraklion) in Crete. It is in the Municipality of Gouves. The village is at an altitude of 180 meters and is 23.3 km from Heraklion.
Historical reports
The village is reported in the following documents:
Provincial plain in 1577 from Fr. Barozzi, as "Coxari"
The Castle guard in 1583
The Royal in 1630
Turkish census of 1671 as "Koksari", with 42 taxes
In a document of 1378 from the files of the Dukes of Chandacas (Heraklion) is reported "Costi coiri" from Chania.
The village was a feudal property of the Grego family and a part of the village was given as a dowry to Helena Grego, who married the poet Marco Antonio Foskolo. Foskolo wrote the comedy "Furtunato" or "Fortounatos" in 1655 (see Greeklish).
Near Koxari is the "Keras Eleousas" monastery. Koxari belonged to the Latin Patriarchate..
| Municipal unit Gouves |
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| Municipal Community Anopoli |
| Ανώπολις, η |
| Γούρναι, αι |
| Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννου Θεολόγου, η |
| Χάνιον του Κοκκίνη, το |
| Municipal Community Gouves |
| Αγία Πελαγία, η |
| Gouves (Γούβαι, αι) |
| Καλιβομούρης, ο |
| Κάτω Γούβαι, αι |
| Pelekita (Πελεκητά, τα) |
| Skoteino (Σκοτεινόν, το) |
| Community Elaia |
| Άγιος Ρωμανός, ο |
| Δία, η (νησίς) |
| Elaia (Ελαία, η) |
| Karteros (Καρτερός, ο) |
| Stavromeno (Σταυρωμένο, το) |
| Community Epano Vatheia |
| Άγιος Ιωάννης, ο |
| Epano Vatheia (Επάνω Βάθεια, η) |
| Community Kalo Chorio |
| Καλόν Χωρίον, το |
| Community Kato Vatheia |
| Vatheianos Kampos (Βαθειανός Κάμπος, ο) |
| Vrachokipos (Βραχόκηπος, ο) |
| Kato Vatheia (Κάτω Βάθεια, η) |
| Community Koxari |
| Άγιος Γεωργιος, ο |
| Koxari (Κόξαρη, η) |
| Community Charaso |
| Voros (Βορός, ο) |
| Charaso (Χαρασόν, το) |
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