Lappa, Rethymno
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Lappa () is a former municipality in the Rethymno regional unit,
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Rethymno Rethymno (also Rethymnon; ) 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 35,000 inhabitants (nearly 40,000 for the municipal unit). It is believed to have been built ...
, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of . Population 1,915 (2021). The seat of the municipality was in Episkopi. The municipality's name was a revival of the name of the ancient city of Lappa, now the village of
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Populated places in Rethymno (regional unit) Rethymno (municipality) {{Crete-geo-stub