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Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno

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Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno
Historical and Folklore Museum of Rethymno. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Rethymno (Greek: Ρέθυμνο [ˈreθimno], formerly also Rettimo or Retimno, Latin: Civitas Rethymnæ) is a city in Greece on the island of Crete. It is the capital of Rethymno regional unit, and has a population of more than 35,000 inhabitants (nearly 40,000 for the municipal unit). It is believed to have been built on the site of the earlier city of Rhithymna.

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