Kryonerida
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Kryonerida is a former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas
, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality of Kryonerida was the large village of Vryses. Vryses became the seat of the new municipality Apokoronas. It is located in foothills of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori
).
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Apokoronas
Apokoronas
Apokoronas is a municipality and a former province in Chania peripheral unit, north-west Crete, Greece. It is situated on the north coast of Crete, to the east of Chania itself. The seat of the municipality is the village Vryses.-Geography:...
, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality of Kryonerida was the large village of Vryses. Vryses became the seat of the new municipality Apokoronas. It is located in foothills of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori
Lefka Ori
Lefka Ori or Madares is a mountain range located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture. The White Mountains or Lefka Ori occupy a good part of the centre of West Crete and are the main feature of the region...
).
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Kryonerida is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- Vryses (Vryses, Metochi, Filippos)
- Alikampos
- Vafes (Vafes, Arevitis, Achatzikia)
- Emprosneros (Emprosneros, Vatoudiaris)
- Nipos
- MazaMaza, CreteMaza is a small village in Chania Prefecture on the island of Crete, Greece. It has 93 residents and it's within the municipality of Kryonerida ....
(Maza, Fones, Champatha)