Zaros

Municipal unit in Greece

Zaros

Ζαρός

Municipal unit

Landscape around Zaros

Zaros

Location within the regional unit

Coordinates: 35°7′N 24°54′E﻿ / ﻿35.117°N 24.900°E﻿ / 35.117; 24.900
Country| Greece
Administrative region| Crete
Regional unit| Heraklion
Municipality| Faistos
Area

• Municipal unit| 71.8 km2 (27.7 sq mi)
Elevation

| 340 m (1,120 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Municipal unit

| 2,565
• Municipal unit density| 36/km2 (93/sq mi)
• Community

| 1,756
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

70002

Area code(s)| 28940
Website| www.zaros.gr

Zaros (Greek: Ζαρός) is a village and a former municipality in the Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Faistos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 71.803 km2 (27.723 sq mi).[3] Population 2,565 (2021). Zaros village, at an altitude of 340 metres, is a village with a lake and gorge nearby. The village has a couple of hotels and it is 44 km from Heraklion at the southern foothills of Mount Psiloritis. The population produce olive oil, sultanas, vegetables and spring water. There are a couple of tavernas that serve trout. Close by is Rouvas Gorge, which is part of the Psiloritis mountain range and is on the hiking route known as the E4 European Walking Path. Nearby Zaros village are traditional water mills which have been working since the 16th century, as well as archaeological sites and monasteries. Zaros is also famous for its bottled water derived from Lake Votomos.

## Zaros in literature

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In James Aldridge's 1944 novel of the escape of a Greek partisan and two Australian soldiers after the Battle of Crete The Sea Eagle, the three are befriended and shaved by a barber in Zaros ("Saros" in the text).

## See also

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* Vrontisi Monastery

## References

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1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

## External links

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* Municipality of Zaros
* Zaros Mineral Water
* Food in Zaros Crete

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Faistos

Municipal unit of Moires|

* Alithini
* Antiskari
* Galia
* Kastelli
* Kouses
* Moires
* Peri
* Petrokefali
* Pigaidakia
* Pompia
* Roufas
* Skourvoula

Municipal unit of Tympaki|

* Faneromeni
* Grigoria
* Kamares
* Kamilari
* Klima
* Lagoli
* Magarikari
* Pitsidia
* Sivas
* Tympaki
* Voroi

Municipal unit of Zaros|

* Moroni
* Vorizia
* Zaros

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