Agia Irini (Rethymno)

Monastery of Saint Irene

Agia Irini ( Greek Αγία Ειρήνη 'Saint Irene') is the name of a settlement in the municipality of Rethymno in the municipality of the same name in northern Crete . It is located at a height of 260 meters at the foot of the Vrysinas mountain , around four kilometers south of the city center, directly at a monastery of St. Irene , after whom the village is named. It was first mentioned in writing in 1545 by Francesco Barozzi . Agia Irini had a total of 75 inhabitants in 2011.

The Abbey of Saint Irene was destroyed during the uprisings against Ottoman rule in 1866 and has been fallow ever since; In 1989 it was restored and is now inhabited again. The 1995 Europa Nostra Prize for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage of the European Union was awarded for the restoration . The nunnery houses a small church museum. In addition, icons, textiles and handicrafts of the nuns are offered for sale.

Web links

Portrait of the place ( memento from February 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the municipality of Rethymno (Greek)

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

35.341055555556 24.489888888889Coordinates: 35 ° 20 ′ 28 ″ N , 24 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ E

[1] Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)