13 Facts About Chania

Chania is a city in Greece and the capital of the Chania regional unit.

Chania is the site of the Minoan settlement the Greeks called Kydonia, the source of the word quince.

Some notable archaeological evidence for the existence of this Minoan city below some parts of today's Chania was found by excavations in the district of Kasteli in the Old Town.

Chania in turn chose to sell it to the Venetians for 100 silver marks.

Chania was chosen as the seat of the Rector of the region and flourished as a significant commercial centre of a fertile agricultural region.

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The city of Chania during the period that followed was a blend of Byzantine, Venetian, and Classical Greek cultural elements.

City of Chania slowly regained its normal pace of development during the 1950s, trying to overcome the difficulties that the war had left in its aftermath.

Since the 1990s, the city of Chania has entered a new era, mainly due to construction and infrastructure such as a new airport, port and educational facilities, and it is considered a prominent tourist resort in the Mediterranean Sea.

City of Chania can be divided into two parts: the old town and the modern city which is the larger one.

The central largest squares in Chania are the Market Square, the Court House Square and the "1866 Square".

Climate in Chania is further complemented due to the terrain and can vary throughout its regions and elevations and according to its topography.

Municipality of Chania was formed in the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following seven former municipalities, that became municipal units:.

Many of the above sports are being practiced in the Stadium of Chania, built in 1935 with the financial support of Elena Venizelou, then wife of Eleftherios Venizelos.