Paliani

Paliani
Παλιανή
Paliani

Coordinates: 35°12′N 25°02′E / 35.200°N 25.033°E / 35.200; 25.033Coordinates: 35°12′N 25°02′E / 35.200°N 25.033°E / 35.200; 25.033
Country Greece
Administrative region Crete
Regional unit Heraklion
Municipality Heraklion
Population (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit 1,844
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Paliani (Greek: Παλιανή) is a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Heraklion, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 1,844 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Venerato. Until 2002, the municipality was named "Tetrachori".[3]

The municipal unit of Paliani, named after the nunnery on the outskirts of Venerato, consists of the villages of Kerasia, Venerato, Avgeniki, and Siva.

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