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 Mt Psiloritis (Mt Ida) reaching 2,456 metres, Mt Kedros reaching 1,777 metres, and Mt Kouloukonas (Talean Mtns) reaching 1,084 metres.
Administration
The regional unit Rethymno is subdivided into five municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):
Agios Vasileios (2) Amari (3) Anogeia (4) Mylopotamos (5) Rethymno (1)
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 municipality Old municipalities Seat Agios Vasileios Lampi Spili Foinikas Amari Kourites Agia Foteini Sivritos Anogeia Anogeia Anogeia Mylopotamos Geropotamos Perama Kouloukonas Zoniana Rethymno Rethymno Rethymno Arkadi Lappa Nikiforos Fokas
Provinces
Rethymno Province - Rethymno Agios Vasileios Province - Spili Amari Province - Amari Mylopotamos Province - Perama Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece.
Main towns
The main towns of the regional unit Rethymno are (ranked by 2021 census population): Rethymno 34,085 Violi Charaki 3,185 Anogeia 2,201
Notable people
Kostas Moundakis Nikos Xilouris Thanassis Skordalos Nick the Greek
See also List of settlements in the Rethymno regional unit
References