Aktounta

Aktounta

Ακτούντα
Aktounta Ακτούντα
Settlement
	Aktounta
	Coordinates: 35°11′14″N 24°32′18″E / 35.1873°N 24.5382°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Rethymno
Municipality	Agios Vasileios
Municipal unit	Lampi
Community	Ardaktos
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	57
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Aktounta (Greek: Ακτούντα) is a village in the Rethymno regional unit in Crete, Greece. Aktounta belongs to the municipal unit of Lampi in the municipality of Agios Vasileios and it is 35 km away (south) from Rethymno. Population: 57 (2021).^[1] Altitude: 640 meters.

History

Aktounta's history has been extensively studied by Emmanuel Dimitrakakis and presented in the "Aktounta and its history" book.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people from Aktounta

Alekos Karavitis, Cretan music composer.
Emmanuel Dimitrakakis, teacher and folklorer, awarded for his work by the Academy of Athens.
Constantine Dimitrakakis, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Athens Βιογραφικό,Κωνσταντίνος Δημητρακάκης,Γυναικολόγος χειρουργός μαστού.
Anthony Hatzimoysis, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens Home.
Vassilis Papadakis, Professor of Business Strategy, Athens University of Economics and Business ΑΡΧΙΚΗ.
Georgios Smaragdakis, Professor of Cybersecurity at TU Delft Georgios Smaragdakis -- Bio.