Chromonastiri

Local community Chromonastiri Τοπική Κοινότητα Χρομοναστηρίου (Χρομοναστήρι)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	Crete
Regional district	Rethymno
local community	Rethymno
Parish	Rethymno
Geographic coordinates	35 ° 20 ′  N , 24 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 20 ′  N , 24 ° 31 ′  E
Height above d. M.	360  m (average)
surface	9.604 km²
Residents	391 (2011)
Population density	40.71 inhabitants / km²
LAU-1 code no.	930112
Local division	4 settlements
Post Code	74100
Telephone code	28310

Chromonastiri ( Greek Χρομοναστήρι also Χρωμοναστήρι ( n. Sg. )) Is a local community in the municipality of Rethymno in the municipality of Rethymno on the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete . Due to the state of preservation of the Venetian houses, their historical and architectural value as well as the appearance of the place, the place is listed.

location

Chromonastiri is located about six kilometers southwest of Rethymno on the foothills of the Vrysinas (Βρύσινας) at an altitude of 360 meters. Another three hamlets belong to the locality, Prinedes (Πρινέδες) immediately adjacent to the north, as well as Kapediana (Καπεδιανά) about 1.2 kilometers west and Myli (Μύλοι) 1.5 kilometers northwest. The nearest town is Roussospiti 1.5 kilometers northwest.

Origin of name and history

The name is composed of the words color and monastery ; this name is believed to be due to the connection between the village and the Panagia Kera monastery in Byzantine and Venetian times. The place was created in the 12th and 13th centuries; Several Venetian buildings also date from this period.

Chromonastiri population development

Surname	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Chromonastiri	439	347	293	173	294	237	358	298
Kapediana	102	064	048	035	027	019th	028	025th
Myli	099	075	052	036	039	031	039	027
Prinedes	-	-	-	-	-	029	057	041
total	640	486	393	244	360	316	482	391

Churches and other sights

Panagia Kera

The origins of the cross- domed church Panagia Kera (Παναγία Κερά) go back to the 11th century, a total of four construction phases can be proven. The north and south wings are rounded, similar to an apse . To separate the church and the chancel, a wall was drawn in in the 14th century, and later in the same century the church was extended to the west. At the transition from the 15th century to the 16th century, a single-nave chapel was added, which is dedicated to Agia Anna. Frescos have been preserved in several layers, the oldest dating back to the 11th century, most of them from the second half of the 14th century.

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  The Panagia Kera Church
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  Interior of the Panagia Kera church
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  The church of Agios Eftychios
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  The church of Agios Eftychios, interior

Agios Eftychios

The church of Agios Eftychios (Άγιος Ευτύχιος) is about 1.5 kilometers northeast of the village above a dry stream in the Perdiki Metochi area. Presumably the church was founded by Ioannis Xenos in the second half of the 10th century. Although the church has the appearance of a three-aisled basilica from the outside, it is of the cross-domed church type because the west and east wings are significantly longer than the north and south wings. The frescoes date from the 11th century.

Military museum

Of the many buildings of Venetian origin, Villa Clodio is the most important. The villa stands at the southern exit of the village and today houses the military museum. It was once used as a summer residence for the noble Venetian family Clodio. During the Ottoman period it was the seat of Agha . In 1985 the owner at that time donated the building to the village and it was transferred to the General Staff of the Greek Army (ΓΕΣ) to set up a military museum in 1997. From autumn 2003 to 2009 the building was extensively renovated, and in January 2010 the museum went into operation .

The old oil mill of Prinari has been completely renovated and keeps old equipment for the production of olive oil.

Others

On July 27th the village celebrates the name day of Agios Pandeleimon . The public buses of the KTEL network operate two connections between Chromonastiri and Rethymno every day, except on weekends.

Web links

• Photo gallery, website of the municipality of Rethymno, accessed on April 9, 2012

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 124 (PDF, 793 kB)
2. ↑ ^{a b} 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)
3. ↑ Χρωμοναστήρι Ρεθύμνου, Greek Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Directory of National Archaeological Monuments
4. ^ Papyrus Larousse Britannica, Athens, 1996
5. ↑ Population of Chromonastiri 1940–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, digital library (Greek)
6. ↑ Panagia Kera, Digital Crete (English)
7. ↑ Agios Eftichios, Digital Crete (English)
8. ↑ Chromonastiri, municipality of Rethymno ( Memento of the original of September 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Greek)  
9. ↑ Στρατιωτικό Μουσείο Ρεθύμνου, Χρωμοναστήρι (Greek)
10. ↑ Private collections in Rethymno, the mill of Prinari, Chromonastiri (English) . Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture. Retrieved on 09/04/2012.
11. ↑ The Mill of Prinari (Agrotourism) (English) . Website of the municipality of Rethymno. Retrieved on 09/04/2012.
12. ↑ KTEL Chania-Rethymno (ΚΤΕΛ Χανίων-Ρεθύμνου) ( Memento of the original from March 21, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.