# Limnakaro

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{{Short description|Plateau in Crete, Greece}}
thumb|Late summer view of Limnakaro from the north.
thumb|right|The Byzantine church of Agio Pnevma.
'''Limnakaro''' ({{langx|el|Λιμνάκαρο}}) is a small (approx. 1000 m in the E-W direction and 600 m in the N-S) [plateau](/source/plateau) located south of the [Lasithi Plateau](/source/Lasithi_Plateau), near the villages of Avrakondes and Agios Georgios in eastern [Crete](/source/Crete), [Greece](/source/Greece).<ref>[https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/pastoral-life-in-the-mountains-of-crete/ Harriet Blitzer, Pastoral Life in the Mountains of Crete. An Ethnoarchaelogical Perspective], in ''Expedition'', vol. 32, No 3, 1990, pp. 34-41; archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20160421135131/http://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/pastoral-life-in-the-mountains-of-crete/ here]</ref> Limnakaro lies at about 1120 m above sea level, at the feet of the Spathi summit that rises to 2148 m. Because of its altitude, the plateau is mainly used as [grazing](/source/grazing) grounds for sheep and goats. It has a rich wild flora and grows a number of walnut, pear, apple and chestnut trees.<ref name=CB>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cretanbeaches.com/hrisimes-plir%CE%BFf%CE%BFries/%CE%9Fr%CE%BFpedia-kai-pediades/oropedio-limnakaro/ |title=Oropedio Limnakaro from CretanBeaches.com |access-date=2012-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812020127/http://www.cretanbeaches.com/hrisimes-plir%CE%BFf%CE%BFries/%CE%9Fr%CE%BFpedia-kai-pediades/oropedio-limnakaro/ |archive-date=2014-08-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Despite a very small number of houses, there are no permanent residents at the plateau. At its western part there is a double [nave](/source/nave) church dedicated to the [Holy Spirit](/source/Holy_Spirit) (Agio Pnevma) that dates back to the second [Byzantine](/source/Byzantine) period (i.e., 961-1204). The church was expanded in 1875 and has been recently restored. Limnakaro is on the [European walking route E4](/source/European_walking_route_E4); at a height of 1350m to its southwest in the Anestasi area there is a mountain shelter.

==See also==
* [Dikti](/source/Dikti)

==References==
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Category:Landforms of Lasithi
Category:Plateaus of Crete

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