Rentina, Karditsa

Municipal unit in Greece

Rentina Ρεντίνα
Municipal unit

39°04′N 22°00′E / 39.067°N 22.000°E / 39.067; 22.000
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Karditsa
Municipality	Sofades
Area
• Municipal unit	57.0 km² (22.0 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	261
• Municipal unit density	4.6/km² (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΑ

Rentina (Greek: Ρεντίνα) is a village and a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Sofades, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 56.968 km².^[3] Population 261 (2021). The village has been identified as the site of the ancient city of Ctimene.^[4]

Rentina is the birthplace of Greek Prime Minister Georgios Tsolakoglou (1886-1948).

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 55, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.