Administrative Region : Crete
Regional unit : Heraklion
Larani is a village in the municipality of Gortyna in the regional unit of Heraklion in Crete. According to the 2011 census, it had 191 inhabitants and 268 inhabitants in 2001. It is 37.5 km away from Heraklion. The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture and raisins are produced, as well as oil and livestock. Temples in the settlement are those of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (celebrating [1] on August 15) and the youngest of the Holy Trinity. There is Agia Paraskevi and Agios Nikolaos. It should be noted that next to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary there is the church of Agios Georgios.
Historical data
The village since the time of Venetian rule consisted of two settlements, which is still valid today. The earliest reference to this is in a document from 1301. In 1583 it is recorded as Laragni Catto with 88 and Laragni Apano [2] with 58 inhabitants. During the Turkish occupation it was a Turkish village. In 1881, 304 Turks lived there and the settlement belonged to the Municipality of Megali Vrisi. In 1920 it became the seat of the homonymous municipality and eight years later, it came under the communion of St. Thomas. In 1925 he also received some refugee families from Eastern Romulia. From 1940 to 1998 it was an autonomous community of the province of Monofatsi in the prefecture of Heraklion. In 1998, with the Kapodistrias Plan, it became a Municipal Department of the Municipality of Agia Varvara.
The name of the village is due to its first inhabitant, who was called Laranis. Most of its current inhabitants are from Asia Minor.
The village protested its problems by abstaining from the 2004 European elections. [3]
Sources
Heraklion and its Prefecture, published by the Prefecture of Heraklion.
External links
Villages of the Municipality of Agia Varvara [dead link]
References
Festival at the Church of the Assumption in Larani
Kastrofylakas, K 99
Everyday [dead link], Village with "deniers" of the ballot box, June 15, 2004 was recovered February 23, 2008.
| 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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