Giannoudi, Rethymno

Giannoudi (Γιαννούδι ) Rethymno

Giannoudi is a village in the municipality of Rethymno, in the regional unit of Rethymno, Crete. According to the 2011 census it has 116 inhabitants. It is located 6.5 km southeast of Rethymnon, at an altitude of 110 m, near the road to Amari. [1] It has been characterized as a traditional settlement of Greece.


Historical data

Stergios Spanakis states that the name of the village comes from the surname of the first founder Giannoudis. The village is mentioned by Francesco Barocci in 1577 as Gianudhi and in the Venetian census of 1583 by Kastrofylakas it is mentioned as Gianoudi with 166 consecrated chores. In the 1881 census, it had 11 Christians and 107 Turkish inhabitants and belonged to the municipality of Chromonastirio. In the census of 1900 it belonged to the municipality of Vrysinaion and had 40 inhabitants. [1] In 1925, Giannoudi first joined the community of Prasse and later the same year in the municipality of Rethymno, where it still belongs today. [2]

In detail, the demographic course of the village according to the censuses:
Census 1900 1920 1928 1940 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1991 2001 2011
Population [1] 40 127 118 92 82 78 30 22 96 116

Sights

At the entrance of the village, a three-storey tower survives, known as the tower of Giannoudi or Giolounda. Its construction dates back to the first Ottoman times (late 17th - early 18th century). Access to the first floor was by an external staircase and on the second by an external staircase. The second floor has six windows, organized in pairs and a fireplace. [3] In 1929, a primary school began operating in the village, which now houses the village's cultural association. [4]

Economy

In the village there is a mushroom production and marketing company. [5]

In the village it has been approved to build a water refinery for the water supply of the municipalities of Rethymno and Mylopotamos. [6]

References

Spanakis, Stergios (1993). Cities and villages of Crete over the centuries, volume Α΄. Heraklion: Graphic Arts G. Detorakis. p. 227.
"Giannoudi (Rethymno)". Residential Changes - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved October 14, 2019.
Papathanassiou, Manolis. "Giannoudi Tower". Castrologist. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
"Giannoudi". www.rethymno.gr. Municipality of Rethymno. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
"A leading company from Rethymno, Culta Terra in Giannoudi ... with mushroom products". Parapolitics of Crete. November 20, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2019. [dead link]
"The contract for the water refinery in Giannoudi has been approved." The Journal of Authors. Retrieved October 17, 2019.

Municipal unit Rethymno
Municipal Community Rethymno
Agia Eirini (Αγία Ειρήνη)
Anogeia (Ανώγεια, τα)
Gallos (Γάλλος, ο)
Giannoudi (Γιαννούδιον, το)
Μεγάλο Μετόχι, το
Mikro Metochi (Μικρό Μετόχι, το)
Ξηρόν Χωρίον, το
Rethymno (Ρέθυμνον, το)
Tria Monastiria (Τρία Μοναστήρια, τα)
Community Armenoi
Άγιος Γεώργιος, ο
Armenoi (Αρμένοι, οι)
Somatas (Σωματάς, ο)
Foteinos (Φωτεινός, ο)
Community Goulediana
Γενή, η
Goulediana (Γουλεδιανά, τα)
Community Kare
Ampelaki (Αμπελάκι, το)
Kare (Καρέ)
Community Kastellos
Kastellos (Κάστελλος, ο)
Community Koumes
Koumoi (Κούμοι, οι)
Community Maroulas
Dilofo (Δίλοφο, το)
Maroulas (Μαρουλάς, ο)
Community Oros
Oros (Όρος, το)
Community Prasies
Prasies (Πρασιαί, αι)
Community Roussospiti
Roussospiti (Ρουσσοσπίτιον, το)
Community Selli
Μύρθιος, η
Σελλίον, το
Community Chromonastiri
Kapediana (Καπεδιανά, τα)
Myloi (Μύλοι, οι)
Prinedes (Πρινέδες, οι)
Chromonastiri (Χρομοναστήριον, το)

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