Maroulas
Sign in to saveMaroulas () is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno (regional unit) of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. It is traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of average cultural value (Government Gazette 728/21-9-1995).
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Place details
- Locality
- Μαρουλάς
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 533
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Maroulas
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Μαρουλάς
- Greek Dimos.type
- community
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Crete
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Rethymno
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Rethymno
- Greek Dimos.municunit
- Rethymno
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 533
- Greek Dimos.area_community
- 11.483
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 74100
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 28310
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΡΕ
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Rethymno Municipality
- Population
- +486
- Location
- Rethymno Municipality
- Image
- Μαρουλάς Ρεθύμνης 1640.jpg
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- Crete
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- Geography, origin of name, history
- Archaeological discoveries , buildings, temples
- Miscellaneous
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Maroulas () is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno (regional unit) of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. It is traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of average cultural value (Government Gazette 728/21-9-1995).
==Geography, origin of name, history== Maroulas lies southeast of Rethymno and 10 kilometers from this city at an altitude of 240 meters. Most buildings date back to the Venetian period, but the area is likely to be inhabited since the Minoan period. According to tradition, the village took its name from the shepherdess Maroula, who, while grazing her sheep in the region, found a spring of cool digestive water. Population of Maroulas