Pigi is a local community of the
Rethymno Municipality in the
Rethymno regional unit
Rethymno () is one of the four regional units of Crete, Greece. Its capital is the city of Rethymno. Today its main income is tourism. The countryside is also based economically on agriculture and herding.
Administration
The regional unit Rethy ...
of the
region of
Crete established by
Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of the municipal district of
Municipality of Arkadi. Capital of the new municipality is
Rethymno.
Geography and history
Pigi is located 9 km east of the city of
Rethymno, on the road towards
Arkadi, at an altitude of 60 meters, 1 km from Adele village. It is situated in the heart of a fertile and relatively smooth area, which in older times it was called Aryan. It is noteworthy that the English traveller
Robert Pashley was the one who first wrote about the origin of the name of the village, 170 years ago. The relevant note is the two-volume book of this great traveller, printed in London in 1837. He says among other things: "In Pigi - the name comes from a rich source that supplies the village with excellent water." Pigi is being inhabited from the
Venetian period onwards.
An airstrip that used to be near Pigi was a strategic target for the German forces during the
Battle of Crete.
;Population of Pigi
Attractions
There are many churches and chapels inside/close to the village: Agia Paravskevi Church, Virgin Mary, Agios Georgios of Koutroulis, Agios Georgios (church cemetery), Agios Ioannis and others. Agios Nikolaos church is decorated with frescoes of the 14th century, St George Church has frescoes bearing the date 1411.
Transportation
There is bus service (
KTEL) from/to Rethymno serving this area (services for Kyrianna and Loutra)
Bus timetables (in german)
retrieved at 21 April 2012
See also
*List of settlements in the Rethymno regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Rethymno regional unit, Greece.
* Achlades
* Adele
* Agia Foteini
* Agia Galini
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia
* Agios Ioannis, Agios Vasileios
* Agios Ioannis, Amari
* Agios Ioannis, Mylopotamos
* Agios Kons ...
*Pigi Airport
Pigi Airport ( el, Αεροδρόμιο Πηγής) was a military airfield situated at Pigi, Rethymno, Pigi, Crete. It was a centerpoint for the Germans during the The Battle of Crete, Battle of Crete.
The former military airport of Pigi was loc ...
References
External links
Photo Gallery, Web site of municipality of Rethymnno
retrieved at 9 April 2012
Cycling routes, Web site of Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture
retrieved at 9 April 2012
Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit)
Rethymno (municipality)
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