Roussospiti

Local community Roussospiti Τοπική Κοινότητα Ρουσσοσπιτίου (Ρουσσοσπίτι)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	Crete
Regional district	Rethymno
local community	Rethymno
Geographic coordinates	35 ° 20 ′  N , 24 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 35 ° 20 ′  N , 24 ° 30 ′  E
Height above d. M.	300  m (average)
surface	6.840 km²
Residents	569 (2011)
Population density	83.19 inhabitants / km²
LAU-1 code no.	930110
Local division	1 settlement
Post Code	74100
Telephone code	28310

Roussospiti ( Greek Ρουσσοσπίτι ( n. Sg. )) Is a village with the status of a local community in the municipality of Rethymno in the municipality of Rethymno on the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete .

location

Roussospiti is located about 4.5 kilometers southeast of Rethymno between two dry streams on a foothill of the Vrysinas (Βρύσινας) at an altitude of 300 meters. The nearest town is Chromonastiri 1.5 kilometers east.

Origin of name and history

Greek spiti means 'house', the front part of the name may go back to Italian rosso 'red' - as a name for a house in the village - or it. Russo 'Russe' or Russa 'Russin', according to which a Russian woman would have built a house in the village.

The earliest mention of Russospiti comes from the Venetian period . During the Ottoman period , the place was initially inhabited by Orthodox Christians and Muslims. The 1670 census recorded both Christian and Muslim villagers for Rusi İspiti . An entry in the ledger of the Qādī of Candia attests to the Islamization of Christian residents for 1671.

Population development of Roussospiti

1913	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
372	400	358	358	353	272	195	174	257	374	569

Churches and other sights

• The Church of Panagia (Virgin Mary) is a small single-nave church that was built in the early 14th century.
• The fountain in Roussospiti dates from the 17th century. The water outlet is shaped like a lion's head.
• Agia Irini Monastery

Others

On July 26th, the village celebrates the name day of Agia Paraskevi .

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. ↑ Ρούσοσπήτι, Digital Crete (Greek)
4. ↑ Population of Roussospiti 1913-2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)
5. ^ Public buildings, Roussospiti fountain . Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
6. ↑ Agia Irini Monastery . Tourism Promotion Committee of Rethymno Prefecture. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
7. ↑ Ottoman Settlements . Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Digital Crete (English). Retrieved April 11, 2012.