Σητεία

Appellation

Σητεία is an appellation in Greece across 18 communes.

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Key facts

Type: ΠΟΠ (PDO)
Category: Liqueur Wine/Wine/Wine From Raisined Grapes
Protected since: 1981-06-11
Area: 32,276 ha outline of listed communes
Extent N–S × E–W: 42.97 × 29.05 km
Centre: 35.1217° N, 26.1386° E
Grapes: Liatiko, Mandilaria, Thrapsathiri, Vilana
Max yield: 95 hl/ha
Irrigation: Prohibited

Where it is

Nearest town: 10 km south of Sitia
Nearest city: 93 km south-east of Irákleion 137,154 people
To the sea: 8.3 km
Same latitude: Tehachapi Mountains (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation: -1–1,178 m
Mean elevation: 378 m

Measured over the whole outline on 83,664 elevation cells of about 62 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles). The outline is made of whole communes or districts, so it includes land that is not vineyard.

Communes · 18

D. Shteias
K. Apidivn
K. Armenvn
K. Axladivn
K. Ejv Moylianvn
K. Katsidvnioy
K. Marvnias
K. Mesa Moylianvn
K. Myrsinhs
K. Pappagiannadvn
K. Piskokefaloy
K. Praisoy
K. Skophs
K. Stayrvmenoy
K. Toyrlvths
K. Xamezioy
K. Xandra
K. Ziroy

Sources

EU register of geographical indications

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