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Agios Nikolaos Άγιος Νικόλαος is a seaside town on the
Greek island of Crete, lying east of Heraklio.
In the year 2000, the municipality of Agios Nikolaos,
which takes in part of the surrounding villages
had a population of 19,000 inhabitants.
The town is the capital of the prefecture of Lasithi.
It has an area of 317 square kilometers ore 123 square miles.
Agios Nikolaos was settled in the late Bronze Age
by Dorian occupants of Lato,
at a time when the security of the Lato hill fort
became a lesser concern and access to the harbor
at Agios Nikolaos became sufficiently attractive.
The name Agios Nikolaos means Saint Nicholas,
and its stress lies on the second syllable of the word "Nikolaos".
Agios Nikolaos is a common place-name in Greece
Cyprus, since Saint Nicholas is the patron saint
of sailors and of all of Greece.
Greek island of Crete, lying east of Heraklio.
In the year 2000, the municipality of Agios Nikolaos,
which takes in part of the surrounding villages
had a population of 19,000 inhabitants.
The town is the capital of the prefecture of Lasithi.
It has an area of 317 square kilometers ore 123 square miles.
Agios Nikolaos was settled in the late Bronze Age
by Dorian occupants of Lato,
at a time when the security of the Lato hill fort
became a lesser concern and access to the harbor
at Agios Nikolaos became sufficiently attractive.
The name Agios Nikolaos means Saint Nicholas,
and its stress lies on the second syllable of the word "Nikolaos".
Agios Nikolaos is a common place-name in Greece
Cyprus, since Saint Nicholas is the patron saint
of sailors and of all of Greece.
