Moundros

Local community Moundros Τοπική Κοινότητα Μούντρου (Μούντρος)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	Crete
Regional district	Rethymno
local community	Rethymno
Parish	Nikiforos Fokas
Geographic coordinates	35 ° 17 ′  N , 24 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 17 ′  N , 24 ° 22 ′  E
Height above d. M.	327  m (average)
surface	9.799 km²
Residents	179 (2011)
Population density	18.27 inhabitants / km²
LAU-1 code no.	930112
Local division	2 settlements
A traditional house on the main street in Moudros

Moundros or Moudros ( Greek Μούντρος [ ˈmudrɔs / ˈmundrɔs ] ( m. Sg. )) Is a village with 91 inhabitants on the Greek island of Crete . Together with the village of Velonado (Βελονάδο, 88 inhabitants) it forms a local community in the municipality of Nikiforos Fokas of the municipality of Rethymno .

Moundros is about 300 meters above sea level, Velonado at 400. Both villages are connected by the easily accessible Moundros Gorge . The more spectacular Kollito Gorge, through which a section of the E4 leads, can also be reached from Moundros. Both gorges meet northwest below the village near the desert of Nisi (Νησί), which takes its name from the island-like location between the gorges.

Moundros is already mentioned in all Venetian censuses of the 16th and 17th centuries, the oldest church in the place (Agii Anargyri) is from the 11th century. There are two rich springs in the village that supply the residents and their gardens with water.

Web links

• Interkriti page on Moundros

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)