Country Greece Regional unit Rethymno Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Monday 4:06 AM Area code 28310 | Administrative region Crete Municipal unit Rethymno Vehicle registration ΡΕ Postal code 74100 Municipality Rethymno | |
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Selli (Greek: Σελλί Ρεθύμνης) is a small village community in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece.
Map of Selli 741 00, Greece
It is located in a distance of 17 km from the city of Rethymno in the foothills of Mount Vrysinas. The name comes from the Byzantine word σέλλα, σελλίν, σελλία, which means seat or saddle. In Crete the word has come to mean a mountain gap and all communities built there are called σελλιά or σελλί.
The community is first recorded in 1411. During the times of Turkish domination people from Selli helped in the revolts against Turkish rule.Some of them include Stylianos G. Giakoumakis,Ioannis G. Giakoumakis,Haralambos G. Andreadakis,Ioannis Emm. Giakoumakis,A.Giakoumakis,G.Vouloumpasis,A. Andreadakis,E. Giakoumakis.
Selli's population
References
Selli, Rethymno Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA