Arkadi () is a former municipality in the
Rethymno regional unit,
Crete
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Rethymno
Rethymno (also Rethymnon; ) is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants (nearly 40,000 for the municipal unit). It is believed to have been built ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of .
Population 7,154 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Adele. Arkadi is renowned for its famous
monastery
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. It is the site of the
Holocaust of Arkadi.
References
Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)
Rethymno (municipality)
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