Lefkogeia, Rethymno

Lefkogeia is a village in the municipality of Agios Vasileios, in the regional unit of Rethymno, Crete. According to the 2011 census they have 283 inhabitants. They are 35 km from Rethymno and are built at an altitude of 90 m. [2]

Historical data

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According to tradition, the village was created by Achilles Je, who was exiled from Constantinople and later settled in the village by residents of Gavdos. [5] The village is mentioned by Francesco Barocci in 1577 as Lefogia potamo in the province of Agios Vasileios. In the Venetian census of 1583 by Kastrofylakas it is mentioned as Lefcogia with 86 inhabitants and 132 due chores, while Vasilikata also mentions the village in 1630, with the name Lefkogeia. In the Ottoman census of 1659 it is referred to as Lefkoya, with 14 houses. In the 1834 census, organized by the Egyptians, the village had a purely Christian population and was inhabited by 30 families. [2]

According to the 1881 census, Lefkogeia belonged to the municipality of Finikos and had a purely Christian population, 230 inhabitants. In the 1900 census it had 243 inhabitants. The 1920 census lists it as the seat of a homonymous rural municipality. [2] In 1925, Lefkogeia was designated the seat of a homonymous community, until the Kapodistrian administrative division, when the village was annexed to the Municipality of Foinikas. [6]

Population censuses

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 [2] 243 288 314 329 276 242 211 215 289 283

Location
Damnoni beach and in the background the hill of the Holy Cross

Lefkogeia is located south of Rethymnon, at a distance of 35 km. The village is built on isoma and is surrounded by two streams which join west of the village and flow near the beach Ammoudi. [5] The village is built at an altitude of 90 meters and is 1,500 meters from the sea. South of the village is the hill Modi, the hill of the Holy Cross and the hill with the church of Agios Konstantinos and Eleni. North of the village are the mountains of Asomatos. Nearby beaches include the popular beaches of Ammoudi and Damnoni, as well as Schoinaria Beach. [5]

Leukogeians

Schoinas Giorgis: politician
Schoinas Kostis: politician
Chalkiadakis Ev. Georgios: doctor and author of Lefkogeia

References

(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Spanakis, Stergios (1993). Cities and villages of Crete over the centuries, volume BD. Heraklion: Graphic Arts G. Detorakis. p. 476.
"Ellinikon". digitalcrete.ims.forth.gr. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
"Megalos Potamos". digitalcrete.ims.forth.gr. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
"Lefkogeia ". www.agios-vasilios.gr. Municipality of Agios Vassilios. September 6, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
"Lefkogeia (Rethymno)". Administrative Changes of Municipalities and Communities - Detailed. EETAA-Hellenic Society of Local Development and Local Government SA Retrieved October 21, 2019.