Aktounta ( el, Ακτούντα) is a village in the
Rethymno regional unit in
Crete
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,
Greece
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. Aktounta belongs to the municipal unit of
Lampi
Lampi ( el, Λάμπη) is a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Agios Vasileios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an are ...
, and it is 35 km away (south) from
Rethymno
Rethymno ( el, Ρέθυμνο, , also ''Rethimno'', ''Rethymnon'', ''Réthymnon'', and ''Rhíthymnos'') is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 30,000 inhabitants ( ...
. Population: 74 (2011). Altitude: 640 meters.
History
Aktounta's history has been extensively studied by Emmanuel Dimitrakakis and presented in the "Aktounta and its history" book.
Notable people from Aktounta
*
Alekos Karavitis
Alekos Karavitis ( el, Αλέκος Καραβίτης, 1904–1975) was born in Aktounta, a small village in the region of Aghios Vasileios, prefecture of Rethymnon in the Cretan State. A talented child, he very early fell in love with and start ...
, Cretan music composer.
* Emmanuel Dimitrakakis, teacher and folklorer, awarded for his work by the Academy of Athens.
* Constantine Dimitrakakis, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Athen
* Anthony Hatzimoysis, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Athen
* Vassilis Papadakis, Professor of Business Strategy, Athens University of Economics and Busines
* Georgios Smaragdakis, Professor of Cybersecurity at TU Delf
Gallery
File:View of Aktounta from Komatsoulia, Crete, Greece.jpg, View from Komatsoulia
File:Aktounta sleepy head.jpg, Sleepy-head (Saint Mary)
File:Aktounta School 2006.jpg, School
File:Aktounta Annunciation.jpg, Annunciation (Saint Mary)
File:Aktounta fauset.jpg, Fauset
File:Aktounta Friday.jpg, Saint Friday
File:Aktounta memorial.jpg, Memorial
File:Aktounta lord.jpg, Lord (Jesus)
File:Aktounta holy cross.jpg, Holy Cross
File:PetradiAktounta.jpg, Petradi Main Square
External links
by
Lefteri Kryovrysanaki, appeared in
Rethymniotika Nea (in Greek), December 3, 2014.
Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)
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