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Roustika is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno (regional unit) of the
The monastery of Prophet Elias with the Byzantine church of Prophet Elias (Profitis Ilias), Agia Triada and Agia Zoni is a three-aisled basilica with a dome, has a bell tower with two bells and an inscription of 1637.
Panaghia Church (Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary): This two-aisled church dedicated to the Holy Virgin and Christ the Saviour is situated at the location called Livadi of Roustika. The walls in the interior of the church are covered with frescoes dating back to 1381. The belfry shows the inscription of the year 1627.
Spiritual - Cultural Center Anestis and Manolis Anagnostakis (private collection):
Bus timetables, Roustika (in german)
Photo Gallery, Web site of municipality of Rethymnno
retrieved at 10 April 2012
Cycling routes, Web site of Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture
retrieved at 10 April 2012
Route: Rethymno - Atsipopoulo - Aghios Andreas - Ano Valsamonero - Monopari - Roustika - Aghios Konstantinos - Argyroupoli - Episkopi, Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture
retrieved at 10 April 2012
region
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of Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...
established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Nikiforos Fokas
Nikiforos Fokas ( el, Νικηφόρος Φωκάς) is a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rethymno, of which it is a municipal unit. The munic ...
. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymnon
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 ( ...
. It is traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of average cultural value (Government Gazette 728/21-9-1995). In 2005 Roustika was awarded as a "'clean and organized traditional community"'
Geography, origin of name, history
Roustika is located twenty kilometers southwest of Rethymno at an altitude of 290 m at the foot of the hill Ambelos. Roustika existed before the conquest of Crete by the Venetians. The name could originate from the Arabic word ''Roustak'' (which means: village) and it is believed that the Venetians adapted the name to their language as ''Roustika''. Others believe it originates from the Latin word ''rustic'' (=rural). ;Population of RoustikaAttractions: Temples, important buildings
The monastery of Prophet Elias with the Byzantine church of Prophet Elias (Profitis Ilias), Agia Triada and Agia Zoni is a three-aisled basilica with a dome, has a bell tower with two bells and an inscription of 1637.
Panaghia Church (Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary): This two-aisled church dedicated to the Holy Virgin and Christ the Saviour is situated at the location called Livadi of Roustika. The walls in the interior of the church are covered with frescoes dating back to 1381. The belfry shows the inscription of the year 1627.
Spiritual - Cultural Center Anestis and Manolis Anagnostakis (private collection): Manolis Anagnostakis
Manolis Anagnostakis (10 March 1925 – 23 June 2005) was a Greek poet and critic at the forefront of the Marxist and existentialist poetry movements arising during and after the Greek Civil War in the late 1940s. Anagnostakis was a leader amongst ...
was a poet, one of the leading poets of the first postwar generation with origin from Roustika, the birthplace of his father. The Spiritual - cultural center Anestis and Manolis Anagnostakis is housed in the family home, which was donated to the community of Roustika by the poet himself.
The Museum of Traditional Greek costumes Kate & Andreas Fragkiadaki housed in ROUSTIKA MELATHRON
Miscellaneous
There is a festival to celebrate the Prophet Elias (20 July). There is public bus service ( KTEL) from/to Rethymno (two services, morning and noon on weekdays and no services on weekends)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 ...
External links
Photo Gallery, Web site of municipality of Rethymnno
retrieved at 10 April 2012
Cycling routes, Web site of Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture
retrieved at 10 April 2012
Route: Rethymno - Atsipopoulo - Aghios Andreas - Ano Valsamonero - Monopari - Roustika - Aghios Konstantinos - Argyroupoli - Episkopi, Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture
retrieved at 10 April 2012
References
{{Rethymno div Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit) Rethymno (municipality)