Listed 3 sub titles with search on: Information about the place for destination: "KROUSSONAS Small town MALEVIZIO".
Krousonas is 22km southwest of Iraklion on the Iraklion - Gazi - Krousonas
road. In 1822, there was a battle in the area of Krousonas in which 4,000 Turks
were killed. This is an old but lively village. It has four Byzantine churches
and Agia Irini Monastery.
Kroussonas is a very old village and there is historical proof of its existence, under the same name, 700 hundred years ago. The Barotsi census that took place in 1577 states its existence with 262 inhabitants, quite a large number for the time; today, Kroussonas continues to be one of the largest villages in Crete.Like most villages on the island, Kroussonas played an important role in the rebellions against the invaders, particularly against the Turks.
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