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Rethymno (municipality)
The Municipality of Rethymno ( Greek: Δήμος Ρεθύμνης) is a municipality in the Rethymno of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. It consists of the unification of the pre-existing municipalities Arkadi, Lappa, Rethymno and Nikiforos Fokas of Rethymno Prefecture. The extent of the new municipality is , and it had a population of 57,216 inhabitants at the 2021 census. The seat of the new municipality is the town Rethymno. Subdivisions The Municipality of Rethymno consists of the following communities: *Municipal unit of Arkadi: local communities of: Adele, Amnatos, Ancient Eleftherna, Eleftherna Village, Erfi, Kyrianna, Mesi, Pangalohori, Pigi, Prinos, Skouloufia, Chamalevri, Charkia *Municipal unit of Lappa: local communities of: Argyroupoli, Archondiki, Vilandredo, Episkopi, Karoti, Kato Poros, Koufi, Myriokefala *Municipal unit of Nikiforos Fokas: municipal community of Atsipopoulo and local communities of: Agios Kost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crete
Crete ( ; , Modern Greek, Modern: , Ancient Greek, Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the List of islands by area, 88th largest island in the world and the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete is located about south of the Peloponnese, and about southwest of Anatolia. Crete has an area of and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete (or North Cretan Sea) to the north and the Libyan Sea (or South Cretan Sea) to the south. Crete covers 260 km from west to east but is narrow from north to south, spanning three longitudes but only half a latitude. Crete and a number of islands and islets that surround it constitute the Region of Crete (), which is the southernmost of the 13 Modern regions of Greece, top-level administrative units of Greece, and the fifth most popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argyroupoli, Rethymno
Argyroupoli () is a village in the municipality of Rethymno, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece, with a population of 313 (2021 census) and an altitude of 260 m. It was previously known as Lappa or Lampa, Stimboli, and Polis. Name It is the site of the ancient city (polis) of Lappa. In the Middle Ages, it was named ''Stimpoli(s)'' by reinterpretation as a single word ("in the city"), later simply ''Polis''. Until 1669, the name Αργυρούπολις 'Silver City' was used. In the seventeenth century, it was also called facetiously Σαμαρόπολις, Γαϊδαρόπολις 'donkey city', or Γαϊδουρόπολις. From 1868-1878, it was called Stambolköy in Turkish (that is, 'Stambol village'). The name Αργυρούπολις or Αργυρόπολις was revived in 1878. The name of the municipality of Lappa of which it is a part is a revival of the ancient name for the city. History Lappa was probably a colony of Tarrha. It was taken by storm and almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skouloufia
Skouloufia is a village in the Municipality of Rethymno in the island of Crete, Greece. History The village is located near (some 5 km) the ancient city-state of Eleftherna Eleutherna (), also called Apollonia (), was an ancient city-state in Crete, Greece, which lies 25 km southeast of Rethymno in Rethymno regional unit. Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida, the hi .... The village of Skouloufia itself, has been attested in the Venetian tax registers of the 15th and 16th centuries as Spilufia, possibly named after the nearby caves. Another source for the name is the archaic temple of Aesculapius that was in the main street from Ancient Eleutherna to the closest port of today named Stayromenos. References Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit) Rethymno (municipality) {{Crete-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pigi, Rethymno
Pigi is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno regional unit of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the municipal district of Municipality of Arkadi. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymno. Geography and history Pigi is located 9 km east of the city of Rethymno, on the road towards Arkadi, at an altitude of 60 meters, 1 km from Adele village. It is situated in the heart of a fertile and relatively smooth area, which in older times it was called Aryan. It is noteworthy that the English traveller Robert Pashley was the one who first wrote about the origin of the name of the village, 170 years ago. The relevant note is the two-volume book of this great traveller, printed in London in 1837. He says among other things: "In Pigi - the name comes from a rich source that supplies the village with excellent water." Pigi is being inhabited from the Venetian period onwards. An airstrip that used to be n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
