Agia Paraskevi, Rethymno

Agia Paraskevi Αγία Παρασκευή
Settlement
Agia Paraskevi
Coordinates: 35°21′10″N24°33′39″E / 35.35278°N 24.56083°E / 35.35278; 24.56083
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Rethymno
Municipality	Rethymno
Municipal unit	Arkadi
Community	Adele
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	280
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Agia Paraskevi is a settlement in the Rethymno municipality ^[2] in Crete.

Geographical data

Agia Paraskevi is a lowland settlement located very close to Adele and at an average altitude of 120 meters. It is about 9.5 km east of Rethymno.

Sights

• The church of Agios Kosmas and Damianos, in the northern part of the settlement.
• The church of Agia Paraskevi, in a wooded ravine, on the site of an older Byzantine church that pre-existed there and was destroyed. The remains of the older building still exist and have been incorporated into the new one, such as small parts of the Byzantine hagiographies with which the original church was decorated. The existence of these hagiographies helps in the dating of the first temple, probably before the 17th century.
• The small gorge of the settlement.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991 [3]	161	—
2001 [3]	180	+11.8%
2011 [3]	246	+36.7%
2021 [1]	280	+13.8%

Administrative changes up to "Kallikratis"

The settlement was annexed to the community of Adele from 1925 with the Government Gazette 27A - 31/01/1925

• With Government Gazette 244A - 04/12/1997 the settlement was detached from the community of Adele and annexed to the municipality of Arkadi
• With Government Gazette 87A - 07/06/2010 the settlement was detached from the municipality of Arkadi and annexed to the municipality of Rethymno ^[4]

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "Δημοτική Κοινότητα Άδελε | Άδελε | Δήμος |". www.rethymno.gr. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
3. "Απογραφές πληθυσμού 1991, 2001, 2011 σύμφωνα με την κωδικοποίηση της Απογραφής 2011" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority . Retrieved 17 April 2024.
4. "ΕΕΤΑΑ-Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

Sources

• Encyclopedia Britannica, 1978, 2006
• Encyclopedia Britannica, εκδ. 1963 (ΠΛ)
• Encyclopedia "Domi", 2002-4
• Organization of publications «Ellada», maps (Varelas)
• Magazine "Diakopes", εκδ. Δ.Ο.Λ., 2010