Chromonastiri

Chromonastiri is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno (regional unit) of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the former municipality of Rethymno. Chromonastiri is a traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of average cultural value (Government Gazette 728/21-9-1995). Buildings with Venetian architectural elements are scattered throughout the village. In the years 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Chromonastiri received an award of the '"cleaner and organized traditional community"' thumb | 200 px |left| sign

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Place details

Locality: Χρομοναστήρι
Region: Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 298

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Chromonastiri
Greek Dimos.name_local: Χρωμοναστήρι
Greek Dimos.type: community
Greek Dimos.periph: Crete
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Rethymno
Greek Dimos.municipality: Rethymno
Greek Dimos.municunit: Rethymno
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 360
Greek Dimos.area_community: 9.604
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 74100
Greek Dimos.area_code: 28310
Greek Dimos.licence: ΡΕ

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Χρωμοναστήρι
Population: 298
Image: ChromonastiriEvtichios1(js).jpg
Dialing code: 28310

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Commons category: Chromonastiri
postal code: 74100
native label: Χρωμοναστήρι

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Article

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Contents

Origin of name, History
Temples, monuments, and major buildings
Daily life, Festivities
Miscellaneous
See also
External links
References

==Origin of name, History== Chromonastiri is located 11 km southeast of Rethymno, east of the Mount Vrisinas at an altitude of 360 meters The name means “Color and Monastery”, and probably this name comes by the coexistence of the village and the monastery of Panayía Kerá (back to the Second Byzantine and Venetian period). Built around the 12th-13th centuries and has been characterized as a traditional village, as several buildings were built during the Venetian period. The local community of Chromonastiri consists of four settlements: Chromonastiri, Prinedes (Πρινέδες), Kapediana (Καπεδιανά) and Myloi (Μύλοι). Population of Chromonastiri {| class="wikitable sortable" |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" ! Settlement !! 1940 !! 1951 !! 1961 !!1971 !!1981 !!1991 !!2001 !!2011 !!2021 |- | Chromonastiri | style="text-align:right" | 439 | style="text-align:right" | 347 | style="text-align:right" | 293 | style="text-align:right" | 173 | style="text-align:right" | 294 | style="text-align:right" | 237 | style="text-align:right" | 358 | style="text-align:right" | 298 | style="text-align:right" | 297 |- | Kapediana | style="text-align:right" | 102 | style="text-align:right" | 64 | style="text-align:right" | 48 | style="text-align:right" | 35 | style="text-align:right" | 27 | style="text-align:right" | 19 | style="text-align:right" | 28 | style="text-align:right" | 25 | style="text-align:right" | 13 |- | Myloi | style="text-align:right" | 99 | style="text-align:right" | 75 | style="text-align:right" | 52 | style="text-align:right" | 36 | style="text-align:right" | 39 | style="text-align:right" | 31 | style="text-align:right" | 39 | style="text-align:right" | 27 | style="text-align:right" | 14 |- | Prinedes | style="text-align:right" | - | style="text-align:right" | - | style="text-align:right" | - | style="text-align:right" | - | style="text-align:right" | - | style="text-align:right" | 29 | style="text-align:right" | 57 | style="text-align:right" | 41 | style="text-align:right" | 36 |- class="sortbottom" | Total | style="text-align:right" | 640 | style="text-align:right" | 486 | style="text-align:right" | 393 | style="text-align:right" | 244 | style="text-align:right" | 360 | style="text-align:right" | 316 | style="text-align:right" | 482 | style="text-align:right" | 391 | style="text-align:right" | 360 |}