Moires
Moires
Μοίρες | |
|---|---|
The centre of Moires | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′N 24°52′E / 35.050°N 24.867°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Municipality | Faistos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 181.9 km2 (70.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 11,399 |
| • Municipal unit density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Community | 6,869 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Moires (Greek: Μοίρες, "Fates") is a town 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. The municipal unit has an area of 181.885 km2 (70.226 sq mi) and a population of 11,399 people (about 6,900 for the town itself). The weekly market of the agricultural town of Moires is the largest in the region. In the early Middle Ages it was the home of Christian hermits, who allegedly met only once a year to worship at the chapel of Agios Andonis, built in the 14th or 15th century.