Stavrochori (Greek: Σταυροχώρι) is an historic village of eastern Crete. It belonged to the former province of Sitia and later to the former Makry Gialos municipality. Today it is part of Ierapetra municipality. It is located in a wooded valley, 29 kilometers north east from Ierapetra and 35 kilometers southwest from Sitia. Once it was the most populous village of the region and the administrative center of the surrounding settlements. Since the last 30 years, the majority of its population has moved to the seaside settlement of Koutsouras, 7 kilometers to the south. Stavrochori is a traditional village with many sights. It is also the birthplace of Ioannis Papachatzakis or "Stravogiannios", a violinist, who lived and died in Ierapetra. He was one of the most important Cretan traditional organ players of the last century.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ "Σταυροχώρι | Μακρύ Γιαλός - Δήμος Ιεράπετρας". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ↑ "Ιστότοπος επαρχίας Σητείας". Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "Πληροφορίες για το Σταυροχώρι Λασιθίου". Archived from the original on 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
Further reading
- Stergios Spanakis (1993). Πόλεις και χωριά της Κρήτης στο πέρασμα των αιώνων, τόμος Β. Ηράκλειο: Γραφικές Τέχνες Γ. Δετοράκης. p. 742.