Rethymno (regional unit)


Rethymno is one of the four regional units of Crete, Greece. Its capital is the city of Rethymno. Today, its main income is tourism. The countryside is also based economically on agriculture and herding. The tallest mountains in the regional unit include Mount [Ida (Crete)|Mt Psiloritis] reaching 2,456 metres and Mt Kedros reaching 1,777 metres.
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Administration

The regional unit Rethymno is subdivided into five municipalities. These are :

Prefecture

The Rethymno prefecture was created while Crete was still an autonomous state, and was preserved after the island joined Greece in 1913. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the Rethymno regional unit was created out of the former prefecture. The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
New municipalityOld municipalitiesSeat
Agios VasileiosLampiSpili
Agios VasileiosFoinikasSpili
AmariKouritesAgia Foteini
AmariSivritosAgia Foteini
AnogeiaAnogeiaAnogeia
MylopotamosGeropotamosPerama
MylopotamosKouloukonasPerama
MylopotamosZonianaPerama
RethymnoRethymnoRethymno
RethymnoArkadiRethymno
RethymnoLappaRethymno
RethymnoNikiforos FokasRethymno

Provinces

Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.

Main towns

The main towns of the regional unit Rethymno are :

Notable people