Loures ( el, Λούρες) is a village on the island of
Crete in
Greece, located in the municipality of
Gortyn (until 2011 in the municipality of
Kofinas
Kofinas ( el, Κόφινας) is a former municipality in the Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortyn, of which it is a municipal unit. The mun ...
) of
Heraklion regional unit, at the northern edge of the
Messara Plain. It is by road south of
Heraklion city.
The people of Loures are involved in the cultivation of
olive trees and
vineyards and the raising of
livestock. The indigenous
Messara horse is extensively bred there.
History
The settlement appears in the Venetian censuses of the 16th century under the name Lures; 109 inhabitants are recorded in
Pietro Castrofilaca Pietro Castrofilaca ( el, Πέτρος Καστροφύλακας) was a Venetian notaryΠανοπούλου, Αγγελική (έκδ.). ''Πέτρος Καστροφύλακας, Νοτάριος Χάνδακα: Πράξεις 1558-1559'', ΕΙΕ ...
's 1583 census.
Pietro Castrofilaca Pietro Castrofilaca ( el, Πέτρος Καστροφύλακας) was a Venetian notaryΠανοπούλου, Αγγελική (έκδ.). ''Πέτρος Καστροφύλακας, Νοτάριος Χάνδακα: Πράξεις 1558-1559'', ΕΙΕ ...
, Κ 99, 1583
References
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Populated places in Heraklion (regional unit)