Rethymno

Rethymno is one of the four regional units of , . Its capital is the city of . Today, its main income is tourism. The countryside is also based economically on agriculture and herding.
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or Rethimno is a beautiful city on the island of in . It has picturesque small lanes of shops selling mostly tourist goods and a newer area of town with normal shops.

is a village in Rethymno region of . has grown from a fishing jetty and a few houses in the 1960s to a tourist resort today. has a 1300-metre-long sandy beach and there are several other beaches within walking distance.

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is in Rethymno Prefecture on the island of in . It has several beaches of varying size and countless hotels and apartment complexes.

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is a village and capital of the homonymous municipality in prefecture of Rethimno at 512 m.

Rethymno

  • Type: regional unit of Greece with 86,500 residents
  • Description: regional unit of Crete, Greece
  • Also known as: Nomós Rethímnis”, “Nomós Rethímnou”, “Nomos Rethymnis”, “Nomós Rethýmnou”, “Rethímni”, “Rethymni”, “Rethýmnis”, “Rethymno Regional Unit”, and “Rethymnon Regional Unit
  • Location: , , ,
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Latitude of center
35.25° or 35° 15′ north
Longitude of center
24.5833° or 24° 35′ east
Population
86,500
Elevation
456 metres (1,496 feet)
Geo­Names ID
254353
Wiki­data ID
Q17317934
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