Litos ( Greek Λυττός [2] ), Xidas [3] ( Ξιδάς [4] ) is a village in Greece , in the east of Crete . It is located on the south side of the mountain on the western edge of the Lasithion plateau . It is part of the community (dim) of Minoa Pediada in the peripheral unit of Heraklion in the periphery of Crete . The population of 234 inhabitants according to the 2011 census [2] . The community area is 5.849 square kilometers [1] . Residents are mainly engaged in agriculture, growing olives .
| Village | |
| Lithos | |
|---|---|
| Greek Λυττός | |
 | |
| A country | |
| Periphery | Crete |
| Peripheral unit | Heraklion |
| Community | Minoa Pediada |
| History and Geography | |
| Former names | Likt, Xidas |
| Square | 5,849 [1] km² |
| Center height | |
| Timezone | and |
| Population | |
| Population | 234 [2] people ( 2011 ) |
| Nationalities | Greeks |
| Denominations | Orthodox |
| Official language | Greek |
In the village are the churches of St. Charalampy , St. Titus , St. Stylian , St. George , the Crucifixion of the Lord, St. Nicholas and the Saints without money .
History
At the site of the village was the ancient city of Likt [5] ( Λύκτος ) or Litt [6] . Founded in the Minoan period . Likt is mentioned by Homer in the Iliad , in the List of Ships [7] and in the Feats of Menelaus [8] . It flourished in the Roman period . Strabo wrote that Likt competed in power with Knossos and Gortyna and was located 120 stages from Knossos and 80 stages from the Libyan Sea [6] . The ship's anchorage Likta was Chersonese on the coast of the Cretan Sea [9] . It was considered a Spartan colony. In the years 346-343 BC. e. between Likt and Knossos there was a foreign war in which Sparta came out on the side of Likt and ensured his victory. It is mentioned in the Venetian period in 1583 as Xidas .
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 365 [4] |
| 2001 | 288 [4] |
| 2011 | ↘ 234 [2] |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Απογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνιμος πληθυσμός) (Greek) . - Πειραιάς: Εθνική στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - Τ. I. - Σ. 424 . - ISSN 1106-5761 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού-Απογραφής 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). Date of treatment October 22, 2017.
- ↑ Topographic maps of the General Staff
- ↑ 1 2 3 Μόνιμος και Πραγματικός Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Απογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (unavailable link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . Date of treatment June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.
- ↑ Lyctus // The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885. - S. 796.
- ↑ 1 2 Strabo . Geography . X 4.7
- ↑ Homer . The Iliad . 2, 647
- ↑ Homer . The Iliad . 17, 611
- ↑ Strabo . Geography . X. 4.14