Kastelli (, ''Kastélli''; also Καστέλι, ''Kastéli''), often called Kastelli Pediadas (
Greek: Καστέλλι Πεδιάδας) to differentiate it from
Kissamos (also occasionally called Kastelli-Kissamos) is a village and a former municipality in the
Heraklion regional unit,
Crete
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of .
Its population is 4,030 (2021 census).
Kastelli Airport is located in the outskirts of the village, south of the main settlement.
Archaeology
In June 2024, the
Greek Ministry of Culture announced the discovery of the
Papoura Hill Circular Structure, a large
Bronze Age
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-era
Minoan architectural construction used between 2000–1700 BC.
References
Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)
Minoa Pediada
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