Rentina, Karditsa
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Rentina () is a village and a former
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
in the Karditsa regional unit,
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,
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Sofades Sofades () is a town and municipality in Thessaly, central Greece belonging to the regional unit of Karditsa. Its 2011 census population was 6,056 people and 18,864 for the municipality, including a large Romani community. Its elevation is around ...
, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 56.968 km2. Population 261 (2021). The village has been identified as the site of the ancient city of
Ctimene In Greek mythology, Ctimene ( ; , ) was an Ithacan princess as the daughter of King Laertes and Anticlea, and wife of Eurylochus. Family Ctimene was the younger sister of Odysseus, the legendary king of Ithaca and is the wife of Eurylochus ...
. Rentina is the birthplace of Greek Prime Minister Georgios Tsolakoglou (1886-1948).


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Populated places in Karditsa (regional unit) Sofades {{Thessaly-geo-stub