Rethymno

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Rethymno

Total population

35,763

Coordinates35.37°, 24.47°

Demographic figures from ELSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Rethymno 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. It is believed to have been built on the site of the earlier city of Rhithymna.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Stelios Mygiakis

Olympic wrestler

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Georgios Voulgarakis

Greek politician

Ahmed Resmi Efendi

Ottoman historian (1694–1783)

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Pandelis Prevelakis

Greek writer (1909-1986)

Emmanouil Tsouderos

Prime Minister of Greece (1882-1956)

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Dimitris Kokolakis

Greek professional basketball player

Marcus Musurus

Greek scholar and philosopher (c. 1470-1517)

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Emmanuel Lombardos

Greek Painter (1567–1631)

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Emmanuel Tzanes

Greek painter (1610-1690)

Kostis Chatzidakis

Greek politician

Giorgos Kyriakakis

Greek composer

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Takis Koroneos

Greek basketball player and coach

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Nikos Mamangakis

Greek composer (1929-2013)

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Nick Dandolos

Greek poker player (1883–1966)

Gülnuş Sultan

Haseki Sultan of Mehmed IV, mother and Valide Sultan of Mustafa II and Ahmed III.

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Antoine Achélis

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Crete

• Analipsi
  49.2 mi away · pop. 1,343
• Skillinge
  1471.1 mi away
• Löderup
  1471.3 mi away
• Borrby
  1471.5 mi away · pop. 930
• Brantevik
  1472.5 mi away
• Glemmingebro
  1473.5 mi away
• Nybrostrand
  1473.6 mi away
• Simris
  1474.2 mi away · pop. 211
• Hammenhög
  1474.8 mi away
• Köpingebro
  1475 mi away
• Simrishamn
  1475.1 mi away · pop. 6,527
• Östra Tommarp
  1475.7 mi away

Browse all places in Crete →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Rethymno

Greater Than a Tourist- Rethymno Crete Greece

Greater Than A. Tourist · 2018

Genetics of neuromuscular disorders

International Clinical Genetics Seminar (5th 1988 Rethymnon, Greece) · 1989

Genetics of kidney disorders

International Clinical Genetics Seminar (5th 1988 Rethymnon, Greece) · 1989

Crete

Antony Beevor · 1991

The Eastern Mediterranean under Ottoman rule

Halcyon Days in Crete. Symposium (6th 2006 Rethymno, Crete) · 2008

Mediterranean cultural interaction

Howard Gilman International Conference (2nd 1999 Rethymno, Crete) · 2000

El Greco in Italy and Italian art

Nicos Hadjinicolaou · 1999

W.W.Crete Rethymno

Guanella · 1986

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

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