Kritsa

Kritsa Κριτσά
Community
Kritsa Location within Greece
Coordinates: 35°09′25″N 25°38′40″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Lasithi
Municipality	Agios Nikolaos
Municipal unit	Agios Nikolaos
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Community	2,630
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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Kritsa (Greek: Κριτσά, romanized: Critsá) is one of the oldest and most picturesque villages in Crete, Greece, built amphitheatrically on a rock hill, named Kastellos, surrounded by olive groves, at an altitude of 375 m. It is part of the municipality of Agios Nikolaos. During the Middle Ages, it was thought to be the largest village in Crete. Kritsa has been destroyed many times during the last centuries because it participated in all of Crete's revolutions. It is located 10 km from Agios Nikolaos and has about 2200 inhabitants who live in different neighborhoods named Palemilos, Koukistres, Christos and Pergiolikia.