Roustika

Roustika is a local community of the Rethymno Municipality in the Rethymno (regional unit) of the region of Crete established by Kallikratis reform. Previously, it was part of municipality of Nikiforos Fokas. Capital of the new municipality is Rethymnon. It is traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of average cultural value (Government Gazette 728/21-9-1995). In 2005 Roustika was awarded as a "'clean and organized traditional community"'

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Place details

Locality: Ρούστικα
Region: Περιφέρεια Κρήτης
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 150

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Roustika
Greek Dimos.name_local: Ρούστικα
Greek Dimos.type: community
Greek Dimos.periph: Crete
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Rethymno
Greek Dimos.municipality: Rethymno
Greek Dimos.municunit: Nikiforos Fokas
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 172
Greek Dimos.area_community: 4.550
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 74055
Greek Dimos.area_code: 28310
Greek Dimos.licence: ΡΕ

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Wikidata facts

Population: 150
Area: 4.55
Image: Ρούστικα 5443.jpg
Dialing code: 28310

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Commons category: Roustika
postal code: 74055
native label: Ρούστικα

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Geography, origin of name, history
Attractions: Temples, important buildings
Miscellaneous
See also
References
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==Geography, origin of name, history== Roustika is located twenty kilometers southwest of Rethymno at an altitude of 290 m at the foot of the hill Ambelos. Roustika existed before the conquest of Crete by the Venetians. The name could originate from the Arabic word Roustak (which means: village) and it is believed that the Venetians adapted the name to their language as Roustika. Others believe it originates from the Latin word rustic (=rural). Population of Roustika {| class="wikitable sortable" |- class="hintergrundfarbe5" ! Name !!1928 !! 1940 !! 1951 !! 1961 !!1971 !!1981 !!1991 !!2001 !!2011 !!2021 |- | Roustika | style="text-align:right" | 514 | style="text-align:right" | 546 | style="text-align:right" | 441 | style="text-align:right" | 354 | style="text-align:right" | 261 | style="text-align:right" | 251 | style="text-align:right" | 233 | style="text-align:right" | 261 | style="text-align:right" | 150 | style="text-align:right" | 118 |- | Palailimnos | style="text-align:right" | 105 | style="text-align:right" | 122 | style="text-align:right" | 90 | style="text-align:right" | 91 | style="text-align:right" | 93 | style="text-align:right" | 73 | style="text-align:right" | 76 | style="text-align:right" | 104 | style="text-align:right" | 53 | style="text-align:right" | 54 |- class="sortbottom" | Total | style="text-align:right" | 619 | style="text-align:right" | 668 | style="text-align:right" | 531 | style="text-align:right" | 445 | style="text-align:right" | 354 | style="text-align:right" | 324 | style="text-align:right" | 309 | style="text-align:right" | 365 | style="text-align:right" | 203 | style="text-align:right" | 172 |}