Tylissos
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Tylissos (also Pyrgos-Tylissos or Tylisos; Greek: Τύλισος; Linear B: Tu-li-so)[2] is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 131.064 km2 (50.604 sq mi).[4] Population 2,252 in 2021. It is an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary and town. The Municipality of Tylisos was created in 1999 and includes 11 villages. The economy is based on agriculture, mainly grape cultivation (accounting for 4.8% of the island’s production) and olive cultivation. At the same time stock farming of sheep, goats and chickens and beehive farms are abundant.
Tylissos
Τύλισος | |
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Coordinates: 35°19′N 24°58′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Crete |
Regional unit | Heraklion |
Municipality | Malevizi |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 131.1 km2 (50.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 2,252 |
• Municipal unit density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
• Community | 944 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |