Kastelli, Heraklion

Kastelli (Greek: Καστέλλι, Kastélli; also Καστέλι, Kastéli), often called Kastelli Pediadas (Greek: Καστέλλι Πεδιάδας) to differentiate it from Kissamos (also occasionally called Kastelli-Kissamos) 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 Minoa Pediada, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 123.325 km² (47.616 sq mi).^[3] Its population is 4,030 (2021 census).

Kastelli Καστέλλι
Municipal unit
Kastelli Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 35°12′N 25°21′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Minoa Pediada
Area
• Municipal unit	123.3 km2 (47.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	4,030
• Municipal unit density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
• Community	1,285
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kastelli Airport is located in the outskirts of the village, south of the main settlement.

Archaeology

In June 2024, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced the discovery of the Papoura Hill Circular Structure, a large Bronze Age-era Minoan architectural construction used between 2000–1700 BC.^[4]