Paliani ( el, Παλιανή) is 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
Heraklion
Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban A ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 21.423 km
2.
Population 1,844 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in
Venerato. Until 2002, the municipality was named "Tetrachori".
The municipal unit of Paliani, named after the nunnery on the outskirts of Venerato, consists of the villages of
Kerasia,
Venerato,
Avgeniki, and
Siva.
References
External links
Paliani Municipality
{{Heraklion div
Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)