Tylissos

Tylissos Τύλισος
Municipal unit
Ancient Tylisos
Tylissos Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 35°19′N 24°58′E / 35.317°N 24.967°E / 35.317; 24.967
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Malevizi
Area
• Municipal unit	131.1 km² (50.6 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	2,252
• Municipal unit density	17/km² (44/sq mi)
• Community	944
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Tylissos (also Pyrgos-Tylissos or Tylisos; Greek: Τύλισος; Linear B: Tu-li-so)^[2] 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 Malevizi, of which it is a municipal unit.^[3] The municipal unit has an area of 131.064 km² (50.604 sq mi).^[4] Population 2,252 in 2021. It is an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary and town. The Municipality of Tylisos was created in 1999 and includes 11 villages. The economy is based on agriculture, mainly grape cultivation (accounting for 4.8% of the island’s production) and olive cultivation. At the same time stock farming of sheep, goats and chickens and beehive farms are abundant.

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Archaeology

Tylisos was excavated 1909–1913 by Joseph Hadzidakis, 1953–1955 by Nicholas Platon and in 1971 by A. Kanta. The town was in use Early Minoan II to Late Minoan IIIA, and the peak sanctuary, excavated in 1963 by Alexiou, was in use until at least Late Minoan IA. Structures include houses, a cistern and an aqueduct with clay pipes. Excavation finds have included a pithos with Linear A inscriptions, stone horns, and clay human and animal figurines.

There are also a significant number of caves including the Kamilari Cave, Hainospilios Cave, Trapeza Cave, Doxa and Arkaliospilio. There are also two gorges which are namely: the Almiros gorge, the Gonies gorge. Agrotourism is also a very popular among visitors all year round. Arolithos village, Ktima Kares and Agrotikon are the most visited sites for this and other leisure activities.

Also nearby is Sklavokampos.

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
^ palaeolexicon.com, "Mycenaean Greek and Linear B", Palaeolexicon.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.

Sources

Jones, Donald W. 1999 Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves of Minoan Crete ISBN 91-7081-153-9
Kyriakidis, Evangelos, 2005, Ritual in the Aegean: The Minoan Peak Sanctuaries, London: Duckworth publishers
Kyriakidis, Evangelos 2007, ‘Finding Ritual: Calibrating the Evidence’, in Kyriakidis, E. (ed.), 2007. The Archaeology of Ritual, Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology UCLA publications, pp. 9–22

External links

Minoan Crete, Tylissos page

v t e Subdivisions of the municipality of Malevizi
Municipal unit of Gazi	Achlada Fodele Gazi Kalesia Rodia
Municipal unit of Krousonas	Korfes Krousonas Loutraki Sarchos
Municipal unit of Tylisos	Aidonochori Astyraki Damasta Gonies Kamari Kamariotis Keramoutsi Marathos Moni Tylisos

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