Kapediana, Rethymno

Kapediana (Καπεδιανά ) Rethymno

Kapediana is a village in the municipality of Rethymno, in the regional unit of Rethymno, Crete. According to the 2011 census, they have 28 inhabitants. They are 11 km from Rethymnon, and are built at an altitude of 380 m. [1] It has been declared a traditional settlement.

The village is not mentioned in the Venetian census. The oldest mention in the village is in the Cretan work of Michael Chourmouzis in 1842. In the census of 1881 it is mentioned in the municipality of Chromonastirio and had 2 Christians and 17 Turkish inhabitants. In the 1900 census it had 120 inhabitants. The 1920 census lists it as the seat of a homonymous rural municipality. [1] In 1925, the Cappadocia first belonged to the community of Roussospiti, then to the community of Chromonastirio for 7 years, and in 1935 they were re-annexed to the community of Roussospiti. With the Kapodistrian administrative division, the village was annexed to the Municipality of Rethymno. [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] 125 105 89 102 64 48 35 27 19 25 28

The village has been declared a traditional settlement. Many of his homes are in ruins. A fountain with a Turkish inscription survives at the entrance of the village. [3] Around the village is the two-aisled church of the Transfiguration of the Savior and Agios Fanourios. The aisle of the Transfiguration is the oldest, built in the early 20th century on the site of an older temple. The aisle of Agios Fanourios was built in 1998. [4]

References

Spanakis, Stergios (1993). Cities and villages of Crete over the centuries, volume Α΄. Heraklion: Graphic Arts G. Detorakis. p. 360.
"Kapediana (Rethymno)". Residential Changes - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved October 21, 2019.
"Cappadocia." www.rethymno.gr. Municipality of Rethymno. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
Riginiotis, Theodoros (2010). "SAINTS AND CELEBRATIONS OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST IN RETHYMNO AND IN THE VILLAGES OF THE HOLY METROPOLIS OF RETHYMNOS AND AVLOPOTAMOS". www.imra.gr. Holy Metropolis of Rethymno and Avlopotamos. Retrieved October 21, 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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