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[[File:Agia Roumeli.jpg|thumb|right|250 px|Agia Roumeli from the ferry.]] |
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|name_local = Αγία Ρουμέλη |
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|municipality = [[Sfakia]] |
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|population = 78 |
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'''Agia Roumeli''' ({{langx|el|Αγιά Ρούμελη}}) is a small village in southwest [[Crete]], [[Greece]]. It consists of two parallel streets along the water, with several restaurants and souvenir shops.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=A.E |first=Corissia Hotels-I. Tsiledakis |title=The breathtaking Samaria Gorge in Crete is spectacular – but it is not tame |url=https://corissia.com/en/crete-agia-roumeli-samaria |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=Corissia Hotels - I.Tsiledakis A.E. |language=en}}</ref> There is an old fortress, called Castle Agia Roumeli, that sits on top of a hill to the west of the village.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Kenny |first=Stuart |date=8 March 2022 |title=How Samaria Gorge in Crete Became a Haven for Freedom Fighters |url=https://www.muchbetteradventures.com/magazine/samaria-gorge-crete-history/ |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=Much Better Adventures}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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'''Agia Roumeli''' ({{lang-el|Αγιά Ρουμέλη}}) is a small village in southwest [[Crete]], [[Greece]] and is popular with tourists. |
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Agia Roumeli sits at the exit of the [[Samariá Gorge|Samaria Gorge]] and a 16 kilometer hiking path from the mountainous inland region.<ref name=":0" />{{clear}} |
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==Background== |
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== History == |
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Located a few kilometers above the town is the southern entrance to the [[Samaria Gorge]]. For most walkers, this is the exit, as the usual route through the gorge is to descend from the north. The gorge is a popular tourist destination in Crete, the longest gorge in [[Greece]], and one of the longest in [[Europe]], measuring 18 km. The village has several hotels and a few rooms for rent and also some [[taverna]]s. Agia Roumeli has a large beach and a ferry [[slipway]] where the ferry to and from [[Hora Sfakion]] via [[Loutro (Chania), Greece|Loutro]], arrives, mainly used by walkers who have completed the Samaria walk. The village is not accessible by road. |
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Agia Roumeli was originally known as [[Tarrha|Tarra]], an ancient [[city-state]] referenced by [[Homer]] in the [[Iliad]] as one of the Hundred Cities of Greece. In 1867, Turkish soldiers landed on Crete and attempted to move up the Samaria Gorge. They failed to reach it, but did burn down the town of Agia Roumeli.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Ecology == |
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According to one local source, the name comes from a corruption of the [[Arabic]] words ''Maya'' (وأتر) meaning water, and ''Roumi'' (رومى) meaning [[Byzantine Greeks]], indicating a place of "Greek/Roman water", possibly a reference to the ''Samaria Gorge'' or a nearby spring{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}. If this origin is true, it is possible that it was named when the island was controlled by the [[Emirate of Crete]], or later under the [[Ottoman Empire]]. However, it is also possible the name refers to or evolved into a reference to [[July_23_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)|Saint Romula]] (or ''Romylia''), a minor saint of [[Late Antiquity]] in the [[Orthodox Church]]. |
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Near the village on Fournoti beach is a [[plant micro-reserve]] for the rare shrub ''[[Hypericum aciferum]]''. The reserve covers approximately 6.5 [[Hectare|hectares]] and contains more than a hundred plants of the [[vulnerable species]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thanos |first=Costas |title=Plant Micro-Reserves: From Theory to Practice |last2=Fournaraki |first2=Christini |last3=Georghiou |first3=Kyriacos |last4=Dimopoulos |first4=Panayotis |publisher=Utopia Publishing |year=2013 |isbn=978-618-80647-2-0 |chapter=PMRs in western Crete |chapter-url=https://www.academia.edu/download/71825537/PMRs_in_Western_Crete20211007-13943-utillo.pdf}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 26 October 2024
Agia Roumeli
Αγία Ρουμέλη | |
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 View of Agia Roumeli from the ferry | |
  Agia Roumeli | |
| Coordinates: 35°13′48″N 23°57′37″E / 35.23000°N 23.96028°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Chania |
| Municipality | Sfakia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 78 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Agia Roumeli (Greek: Αγιά Ρούμελη) is a small village in southwest Crete, Greece. It consists of two parallel streets along the water, with several restaurants and souvenir shops.[2] There is an old fortress, called Castle Agia Roumeli, that sits on top of a hill to the west of the village.[3]
Geography
[edit]Agia Roumeli sits at the exit of the Samaria Gorge and a 16 kilometer hiking path from the mountainous inland region.[2]
History
[edit]Agia Roumeli was originally known as Tarra, an ancient city-state referenced by Homer in the Iliad as one of the Hundred Cities of Greece. In 1867, Turkish soldiers landed on Crete and attempted to move up the Samaria Gorge. They failed to reach it, but did burn down the town of Agia Roumeli.[3]
Ecology
[edit]Near the village on Fournoti beach is a plant micro-reserve for the rare shrub Hypericum aciferum. The reserve covers approximately 6.5 hectares and contains more than a hundred plants of the vulnerable species.[4]
References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Agia Roumeli.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agia Roumeli.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b A.E, Corissia Hotels-I. Tsiledakis. "The breathtaking Samaria Gorge in Crete is spectacular – but it is not tame". Corissia Hotels - I.Tsiledakis A.E. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ a b Kenny, Stuart (8 March 2022). "How Samaria Gorge in Crete Became a Haven for Freedom Fighters". Much Better Adventures. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Thanos, Costas; Fournaraki, Christini; Georghiou, Kyriacos; Dimopoulos, Panayotis (2013). "PMRs in western Crete" (PDF). Plant Micro-Reserves: From Theory to Practice. Utopia Publishing. ISBN 978-618-80647-2-0.
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