Coordinates: 35°22′N, 24°28′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Rethymno  (Ρέθυμνο)
Location
Coordinates	35°22′N, 24°28′E
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	15 m (49 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Crete
Prefecture:	Rethymno
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
- Population:	41,687
- Area:	126.5 km² (49 sq.mi.)
- Density:	330 /km² (854 /sq.mi.)
Codes
Postal codes:	741 00
Area codes:	28310
License plate codes:	ΡΕ
Website
http://www.rethymno.gr

Rethymno (IPA ['reθimno]), also Rethimno, Rethymnon, Réthymnon, and Rhíthymnos) (Greek: Ρέθυμνο, in Turkish Resmo), a city of approximately 40,000 people, is the capital of Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete. It was built in antiquity (ancient Rhithymna and Arsinoe), even though it has never been a competitive Minoan center. It was, however, strong enough to mint its own coins and maintain a mild urban growth. One of these coins is today depicted as the crest of the town with two dolphins in a circle. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 685 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 700 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Other versions Adapted from Image:Greece outline map. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions of Greece. ... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Rethymno (IPA ) (Greek Ρέθυμνο) is a prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Rethymno (IPA ) (Greek Ρέθυμνο) is a prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... Rhithymna or Rithymna (Greek: ) or Rhithymnia (Greek: ), was an ancient town of Crete, Greece, which is mentioned by Ptolemy (iii. ... Arsinoe (Greek: ) was an ancient city of Crete assigned to Lyctus, adjacent to (and some authors say overlaying) the older city of Rhithymna. ...

The old Venetian Port

Rethymno started growing again when the Venetian conquerors of the island wanted to have an intermediate commercial station between Heraklion and Chania acquiring its own bishop and nobility. Today's old town (palia poli) is almost entirely built by Venetians. It is one of the best preserved old towns in Crete. Image File history File links Rethymnon-harbour-at-night. ... Image File history File links Rethymnon-harbour-at-night. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Heraklion or Iraklion (Greek: Ηράκλειο Italian: Candia), is the largest city and the capital of Crete. ... The lighthouse in the Venetian harbour, a landmark of Chania Chania (IPA , Greek: Χανιά, also transliterated as Hania, older form Chanea and Venetian: Canea, Godart and Olivier abbreviation: KH, Ottoman Turkish: خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania Prefecture. ... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ...

The town still maintains its old aristocratic appearance, with its buildings dating from the 16th century, arched doorways, stone staircases, Byzantine and Hellenic-Roman remains, small Venetian harbor and narrow streets. The Venetian Loggia today houses the information office of the ministry of culture. The big municipal gardens are ideal for those in search of shade and tranquillity. Throughout the year various activities are organized which draw a large crowd. The Wine Festival is held there annually at the beginning of July. Another festival is held on 7-8th of November, in memory of the destruction of Arkadi Monastery.

Aerial View of the City

It has a Venetian castle called the Fortetza which is the one of the biggest and best standing castles in Crete. Other monuments include the Neratze mosque (St. Katherine's Catholic Church), the Great Gate (megali porta, Porta Guerra), the Piazza Rimondi (Rimmondi square), the Venetian Loggia etc. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 197 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rethymno Metadata This... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 197 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rethymno Metadata This... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ...

Today its main income is tourism, with large Facilities that have been built the past 20 years and Agriculture especially, for its olive oil and Mediterranean products. It is also the base of the Philosophical School and the University Library of the University of Crete and the School of Social and Political Sciences having 8,000 students every year on its University Campus at "Galos" and where the Academic Institute of Mediterranean Studies is situated. The University of Crete is the principal higher education institution on the island of Crete, Greece. ...

See also

• Rethymno prefecture
• List of settlements in the Rethymno prefecture
• The University of Crete in Rethymno
• Plakias, a village in Rethymno prefecture
• Xiro Horio, a hamlet in Rethymno prefecture
• Apodoulou, an archaeological site in Rethymno prefecture
• Crete
• History of Crete
• Cretan Turks, many of whom lived in Rethymno until 1922
• Battle of Crete

Rethymno (IPA ) (Greek Ρέθυμνο) is a prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ... This is a list of settlements in the Rethymno Prefecture, Greece. ... The University of Crete is the principal higher education institution on the island of Crete, Greece. ... Plakias and Selia Plakias (Greek Πλακιάς) is a village on the south coast of the Greek island of Crete, in the Rethymno Prefecture, about 30 kilometres south of the city of Rethymno. ... Xiro Chorio (also Xirohorio, Xero Horio, and Xirochorion) (Greek: Ξηρό Χωριό), a hamlet (place) of approximately 170 residents, which is part of the city of Rethymno, capital of Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece. ... Apoudoulou (also Apodoulou) is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan mansion or ceremonial building. ... For the famous World War II battle, see: Battle of Crete For other uses, see Crete (disambiguation). ... // Little is known about the rise of ancient Cretan society, because very few written records remain, and many of them are written in the undeciphered script known as Linear A. This contrasts with the superb palaces, houses, roads, paintings and sculptures that do remain. ... The freighter Giresun which carried thousands of exchanged Turkish Cretans from the ports of Crete to Turkey in the summer of 1923. ... Combatants Greece United Kingdom New Zealand Australia Germany Italy Commanders Bernard Freyberg Kurt Student Strength United Kingdom: 15,000 Greece: 11,000 Australia: 7,100 New Zealand: 6,700 Total: 40,000 (10,000 without fighting capability. ...

Notable people from Rethymno

• Marcus Musurus, Renaissance scholar, 1470-1517
• Ahmed Resmî Efendi, Ottoman statesman, author and ambassador to Frederick the Great,
• Nick the Greek, poker player
• Pandelis Prevelakis, writer
• Nikolaos Sifounakis, politician, Member of the European Parliament, *1949
• Machmourlides, carnival group, in the best carnival http://www.rethymno.gr/nw/omades/maxmoyrlides.htm

Marcus Musurus (Μάρκος Μουσούρος) (c. ... Turkish houses in Resmo (Rethymno) where Ahmed Resmî Efendi was born and had spent the first forty years of his life Ahmed Resmî Efendi, also called Ahmed bin Ä°brahim Giridî, which mean, respectively, Ahmed Efendi of Resmo, or Ahmed the son of Ä°brahim the Cretan, was a Cretan Turk statesman... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–22 Mehmed VI... Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia 1740–86. ... Nicholas Andreas Nick the Greek Dandolos (born in Rethymnon, Crete 1883-December 25, 1966) was a professional gambler and high roller. ... Nikolaos Sifounakis (Νικόλαος Σηφουνάκης) (born 21 December 1949 in Rethymno) is a Greek politician, former Minister of the Aegean Sea and currently Member of the European Parliament. ...

External links

• Rethymnon On-line Official Site of the Perfectural Tourist Committee
• Πληροφορίες για το Ρέθυμνο
• Rethymno Guide
• GTP Travel Pages (Municipality)
• Map of Rethymno
• Κρητική Επιθεώρηση (Cretan Review) daily newspaper in Rethymno
• Ρεθεμνιώτικα Νέα (Rethymniot News) daily newspaper in Rethymno
• More info about Rethymno