Aktounta
Aktounta
Ακτούντα | |
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Settlement | |
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  Aktounta Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′14″N 24°32′18″E / 35.1873°N 24.5382°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Rethymno |
| Municipality | Agios Vasileios |
| Municipal unit | Lampi |
| Community | Ardaktos |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 57 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Aktounta (Greek: Ακτούντα) is a village in the Rethymno regional unit in Crete, Greece. Aktounta belongs to the municipal unit of Lampi in the municipality of Agios Vasileios and it is 35 km away (south) from Rethymno. Population: 57 (2021).[1] Altitude: 640 meters.
History
Aktounta's history has been extensively studied by Emmanuel Dimitrakakis and presented in the "Aktounta and its history" book.
Notable people from Aktounta
- Alekos Karavitis, Cretan music composer.
Gallery
- View from Komatsoulia
Sleepy-head (Saint Mary)
School
Annunciation (Saint Mary)
Fauset
Saint Friday
Memorial
Lord (Jesus)
Holy Cross
Petradi Main Square
References
- 1 2 "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
External links
- Ακτούντα Αγ. Βασιλείου by Lefteri Kryovrysanaki, appeared in Rethymniotika Nea (in Greek), December 3, 2014.