Aktounta
Aktounta (Greek: Ακτούντα) is a village in the Rethymno regional unit in Crete, Greece. Aktounta belongs to the municipal unit of Lampi in the municipality of Agios Vasileios and it is 35 km away (south) from Rethymno. Population: 74 (2011). Altitude: 640 meters.
History
Aktounta's history has been extensively studied by Emmanuel Dimitrakakis and presented in the "Aktounta and its history" book.
Notable people from Aktounta
- Alekos Karavitis, Cretan music composer.
- Emmanuel Dimitrakakis, teacher and folklorer, awarded for his work by the Academy of Athens.
- Constantine Dimitrakakis, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Athens Βιογραφικό,Κωνσταντίνος Δημητρακάκης,Γυναικολόγος χειρουργός μαστού.
- Anthony Hatzimoysis, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens Home.
- Vassilis Papadakis, Professor of Business Strategy, Athens University of Economics and Business ΑΡΧΙΚΗ.
- Georgios Smaragdakis, Professor of Cybersecurity at TU Delft Georgios Smaragdakis -- Bio.
Gallery
View from Komatsoulia
Sleepy-head (Saint Mary)
School
Annunciation (Saint Mary)
Fauset
Saint Friday
Memorial
Lord (Jesus)
Holy Cross
Petradi Main Square
External links
- Ακτούντα Αγ. Βασιλείου by Lefteri Kryovrysanaki, appeared in Rethymniotika Nea (in Greek), December 3, 2014.
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