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Population: Unkown
Latitude: 27.8313388804
Longitude: 36.2499492458
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Kritinia (Greek: Κρητηνία) is a Greek village in the municipal unit of Attavyros, on the island of Rhodes, South Aegean region. As of 2001 its population was of 606; 542 in the village proper and 64 in the locality of Kameiros Skala.
The village, meaning New Crete, was founded by some families escaped from Crete (Κρήτη) during the Turkish rule in the island. Originally, the settlement was located by the coast, in the current position of Kameiros Skala; but after the Byzantine era it was moved on the hills, for safety againist pirates. In 1658, the Venetian Doge Francesco Morosini tried to conquer Rhodes entering at Kameiros Skala beach, but the Venetian army was rejected.
The castle above Kritinia, named Kastellos (Κάστελλος), was built in 1472 by Giorgio Orsini to protect the inhabitants of the village from the attacks of the Ottoman fleets. Until the liberation of the Dodecanese, the village was named Kastelli, from the Latin Castellum, meaning castle.
Kritinia is located on a hillside between the Attavyros mountain and the western coast of the island of Rhodes. It is 10 km far from Emponas, 51 from the town of Rhodes, 53 from Lindos and 35 from the Rhodes International Airport.
The locality of Kameiros Skala (Greek: Κάμειρος Σκάλα) is located by the Aegean Sea, 5 km far from Kritinia (36°16′20″N 27°49′43″E / 36.27229°N 27.82863°E / 36.27229; 27.82863). It counts a beach and a little port linking it to the island of Halki. Close to it is located Mandriko, a locality part of Emponas.
Aerial view of Attavyros area. The coastal settlements are Mandriko (left) and Kameiros Skala (right). On the hill upon K. Skala is visible Kritinia
Kastelos castle and the hill of Kritinia.
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