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Administrative Region : Crete
Regional unit : Heraklion

  • Loures (Λούραι) Heraklion
  • Loures is a village and homonymous municipal district in the Municipality of Kofinas in the Prefecture of Heraklion. It is located on the northern outskirts of the plain of Messara. It is 53.8 km away from Heraklion.

    The inhabitants are engaged in the cultivation of olives and raisins, as well as in animal husbandry. In the Lores, the native Masarite horse is extensively bred [1] [2] [3]. In the village are the churches of the Holy Cross (patron saint) and Agia Irini.

    History

    The settlement is mentioned in the Venetian censuses of the 16th century under the name Lures and 109 inhabitants (census of Kastrofylakas [4] 1583).

    References

    Jasper Nissen: Enzyklopädie der Pferderassen. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-440-09723-4 (in German)
    Hendricks, Bonnie. International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press, 1996, p. 283. ISBN 0-8061-2753-8
    "Messara description in the European Farm Animal Biodiversity Information System". Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
    Kastrofylakas, K 99, 1583

    Municipal unit Kofinas
    Community Ano Akria
    Ano Akria (Άνω Άκρια, τα)
    Atsipades (Ατσιπάδες, οι)
    Kastelli (Καστέλλιον, το)
    Kato Akria (Κάτω Άκρια, τα)
    Moria (Μοριά, η)
    Community Asimi
    Asimi (Ασήμιον, το)
    Community Dionysi
    Dionysi (Διονύσιον, το)
    Παναγία, η
    Community Loures
    Loures (Λούραι, αι)
    Community Sokaras
    Αποΐνιον, το
    Velouli (Βελούλιον, το)
    Μετόχια Σοκαρά, τα
    Sokaras (Σοκαράς, ο)
    Community Stavies
    Άγιος Ιωάννης, ο
    Ακάμωτος, η
    Kapetaniana (Καπετανιανά, τα)
    Stavies (Στάβιαι, αι)
    Fournofarago (Φουρνοφάραγγον, το)
    Community Sternes
    Άγιος Νικόλαος, ο
    Μονή Κουδουμά, η
    Sternes (Στέρναι, αι)
    Community Stoloi
    Inia (Ίνια, τα)
    Stoloi (Στόλοι, οι)

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