Arkadi (Αρκάδι) is a municipality in the Rethymno Prefecture, Crete, Greece. Population 5644 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Adele.

Division of the municipality

  • Adele / Δ.δ. Άδελε [ 1.059 ]
    • Adele / το Άδελε [ 435 ]
    • Agia Paraskevi / η Αγία Παρασκευή [ 180 ]
    • Adelianos Kampos / ο Αδελιανός Κάμπος [ 444 ]
  • Amnatos / Δ.δ. Αμνάτου [ 222 ]
    • Amnatos / η Αμνάτος [ 147 ]
    • Kapsaliana / τα Καψαλιανά [ 2 ]
    • Moni Arkadiou / η Μονή Αρκαδίου [ 9 ]
    • Pikris / ο [ 64 ]
  • Archaia Eleftherna / Δ.δ. Αρχαίας Ελεύθερνας (Πρινέ) -- η Αρχαία Ελεύθερνα (τ. ο Πρινές) [ 100 ]
  • Eleftherna / Δ.δ. Ελευθέρνης -- η Ελεύθερνα [ 237 ]
  • Erfoi / Δ.δ. Έρφων [ 512 ]
    • Erfoi / οι Έρφοι [ 130 ]
    • Agios Nikolaos / ο Άγιος Νικόλαος [ 90 ]
    • Ano Viranepiskopi / η Άνω Βιρανεπισκοπή [ 55 ]
    • Viranepiskopi / η Βιρανεπισκοπή [ 114 ]
    • Magnisia / η Μαγνησία [ 123 ]
  • Kyrianna / Δ.δ. Κυριάννας -- η Κυριάννα [ 331 ]
  • Mesi / Δ.δ. Μέσης [ 362 ]
    • Mesi / η Μέση [ 81 ]
    • Agia Trias / η Αγία Τριάς [ 37 ]
    • Loutra / η Λούτρα [ 244 ]
  • Pagkalochorion / Δ.δ. Παγκαλοχωρίου [ 412 ]
    • Pagkalochorion / το Παγκαλοχώριον [ 71 ]
    • Sfakaki / το Σφακάκι [ 341 ]
  • Pigi / Δ.δ. Πηγής [ 652 ]
    • Pigi / η Πηγή [ 336 ]
    • Agios Dimitrion / ο Άγιος Δημήτριος [ 116 ]
    • Pigianos Kampos / ο Πηγιανός Κάμπος [ 200 ]
  • Prinos / Δ.δ. Πρίνου [ 526 ]
    • Prinos / ο Πρίνος [ 243 ]
    • Skaleta / η Σκαλέτα [ 283 ]
  • Skouloufia / Δ.δ. Σκουλουφίων [ 204 ]
    • Skouloufia / τα Σκουλούφια [ 132 ]
    • Roupes / οι Ρούπες [ 72 ]
  • Chamalevrion / Δ.δ. Χαμαλευρίου [ 865 ]
    • Chamalevrion / το Χαμαλεύριον [ 122 ]
    • Asterion / το Αστέριον [ 109 ]
    • Stavromenos / ο Σταυρωμένος [ 634 ]
  • Charkia / Δ.δ. Χαρκίων [ 162 ]
    • Charkia / [ 120 ]
    • Kavousion / το Καβούσιον [ 42 ]

Adele

Adele is a village c. 9 km E of Rethymno city. In Adele is the house of Konstantine Giaboudakis, a Cretan hero. See Monastery Arkadi

Charkia

Charkia (gr ) is a village c. 15 km from Rethymno city. Around 2 km east of Charkia a Minoan settlement was found with pottery from 3000 BC.

The nearby settlement Kavousi (older form Kavousion) was probably founded in the period of the ruling by Arabs (824-961), the name derived from the word Kavuz.

Charkia is mentioned in a document from 1577 as Gharchia. In the year 1583 as Carchia with a population 128. One century later in 1659 it is called by the Turks Harkia with 24 houses. About the name there are different opinions. One version is that the name is derived from the arabic word Charkia, or from the cretan word Charakia (rocks).




Municipalities and communities of the Rethymno Prefecture

Anogeia | Arkadi | Foinikas | Geropotamos | Kouloukonas | Kourites | Lampi | Lappa | Nikiforos Fokas | Rethymno | Syvritos

Zoniana

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