Английская Википедия:Agios Georgios, Lasithi
Шаблон:About Шаблон:Infobox settlement Agios Georgios is a village in the Lassithi Plateau[1][2] in the island of Crete, and also a municipal unit. Agios Georgios lies at an altitude of Шаблон:Convert. In 1981 its population was 1,030,[3] but has steadily fallen since to 717 in 1991; 541 in 2001, and 490 in 2011.[4]
Locations near Agios Georgios include the small village of Koudoumalia and the village of Avrakode and also Limnakaro Plateau (height Шаблон:Convert).
It is the second largest village in Lassithi Plateau, home of a Folklore Museum,[5] the only elementary school in Lassithi Plateau and also the only kindergarten in the Municipality.
It also has a small historical museum[6] pharmacy, hotels and small restaurants.
It is a starting point for an ascent of the Dikti (height Шаблон:Convert),[7] and the E4 trail goes through the village.[8] Many people with ancestry from the village of Agios Georgios live now in Heraklion and in Hersonissos.[9] In wintertime, when the Lasithi Plateau is snow-covered, many of the villagers in Agios Georgios would have descended to occupy the settlement of Analipsi on the northern coast of Crete, 5 km west of Hersonisssos and part of the Hersonissos Municipality where they cultivated olives.[10]
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