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Village in Crete, Greece

Vryses

Vryses

Key facts

population812
elevation above sea level70m
instance ofvillage
countryGreece
located in the administrative territorial entityApokoronas Municipality
All data from the card 8
Country
Greece
Administrative region
Crete
Regional unit
Chania
Municipality
Apokoronas
Municipal unit
Kryonerida
• Community
854
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)

Vryses (Greek: Βρύσες) is a village in Crete, Greece, and the seat of the municipality of Apokoronas. It has a population of 854 inhabitants according to the 2021 census. It is now a popular tourist destination that has maintained its Cretan character.

On New Year's Day 2010 the World Meteorological Organization station of the National Observatory of Athens recorded a maximum temperature of 30.4 °C in Vryses, which is the highest January temperature ever recorded in Greece. Furthermore, Vryses recorded 32.1 °C in February 2010 making it the highest temperature ever recorded in Greece during February.

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