Rethymno

Rethymno

Ρέθυμνο
Rethymno Ρέθυμνο
Settlement
	View of Rethymno from the fortress.
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Rethymno
Government
• Mayor	Giorgos Marinakis (PASOK)
Area
• Municipal unit	126.5 km2 (48.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2001)
• Municipal unit	35,687
• Municipal unit density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
• Community	28,987
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	741 00
Area code(s)	28310
Vehicle registration	ΡΕ
Website	www.rethymno.gr

Rethymno is the third biggest city of Crete island. It is in the north of Crete between Heraclion and Chania, the other big cities of Crete. Rethymno has 54,900 people. Rethymno has a big port and a beautiful old town and Castle. Today in Rethymno there is a university for literature studies.

References

↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.

[census01-1] De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.

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