Selli, Rethymno

Selli Σελλί
Selli
Coordinates: 35°17′N 24°31′E / 35.29°N 24.52°E / 35.29; 24.52Coordinates: 35°17′N 24°31′E / 35.29°N 24.52°E / 35.29; 24.52
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Rethymno
Municipality	Rethymno
Municipal unit	Rethymno
Community [1]
• Population	184 (2011)
• Area (km2)	13.205
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	74100
Area code(s)	28310
Vehicle registration	ΡΕ

Selli (Greek: Σελλί Ρεθύμνης) is a small village community in Rethymno regional unit, Crete, 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[]

Book:O Vrysinas (Ο Βρύσινας) by author Mihalis Emm. Antonogiannakis (Μιχάλης Εμμ. Αντωνογιαννάκης)

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