In 1898 Crete, whose people had for some time wanted to join the Greek state, achieved independence from the Ottomans, formally becoming the Cretan State.
Crete became part of Greece in December 1913. The island is mostly mountainous, and its character is defined by a high mountain range crossing from west to east.
Work falls under the priority "Road Transport – trans-European and trans-regional route network of the regions on the Convergence objective". ====Railway==== Also, during the 1930s there was a narrow-gauge industrial railway in Heraklion, from Giofyros in the west side of the city to the port.
The economy began to change visibly during the 1970s as tourism gained in importance.
Chania was the capital until 1971.
Approximately 42% live in Crete's main cities and towns whilst 45% live in rural areas. ===Administration=== Crete with its nearby islands form the Crete Region (Περιφέρεια Κρήτης|translit=, Periféria Krítis, ), one of the 13 regions of Greece which were established in the 1987 administrative reform.
It includes Crete's highest point, Mount Ida, and the range of the White Mountains (Lefka Ori) with 30 summits above 2000 metres in altitude and the Samaria Gorge, a World Biosphere Reserve.
It was occupied by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. ===Prehistoric Crete=== In 2002, the paleontologist Gerard Gierlinski discovered fossil footprints possibly left by ancient human relatives 5,600,000 years ago. The first human settlement in Crete dates before 130,000 years ago, during the Paleolithic age.
However, a truly exceptional cold snap swept the island in February 2004, during which period the whole island was blanketed with snow.
Deka (Kastelli) (22+170 km to 37+900 km) of the vertical road axis Irakleio – Messara in the prefecture of Irakleio, Kriti" is EUR 102 273 321, of which the EU's European Regional Development Fund is contributing EUR 86 932 323 from the Operational Programme "Improvement of Accessibility" for the 2007 to 2013 programming period.
Under the 2010 Kallikratis plan, the powers and authority of the regions were redefined and extended.
These are further subdivided into 24 municipalities. The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Stavros Arnaoutakis, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. ===Cities=== Heraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete.
These are further subdivided into 24 municipalities. The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Stavros Arnaoutakis, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. ===Cities=== Heraklion is the largest city and capital of Crete.
Deka (Kastelli) (22+170 km to 37+900 km) of the vertical road axis Irakleio – Messara in the prefecture of Irakleio, Kriti" is EUR 102 273 321, of which the EU's European Regional Development Fund is contributing EUR 86 932 323 from the Operational Programme "Improvement of Accessibility" for the 2007 to 2013 programming period.
As of January 2013, the project has still not been confirmed, although there is mounting pressure to approve it, arising from Greece's difficult economic situation. There are plans for underwater cables going from mainland Greece to Israel and Egypt passing by Crete and Cyprus: EuroAfrica Interconnector and EuroAsia Interconnector.
Dairy products are important to the local economy and there are a number of speciality cheeses such as mizithra, anthotyros, and kefalotyri. The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was €9.4 billion in 2018, accounting for 5.1% of Greek economic output.
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