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Amnatos 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 the municipal district of Municipality of Arkadi. Amnatos is a traditional settlement and is classified in Class II, that is of average cultural value (Government Gazette 728/21-9-1995).〔Antonogiannakis Michael, The Vrisinas, The Mount Rethemnous, topographic, geographic, historical, social and folkloric perspective, Athens 2010 (in greek), p 382〕 Buildings with Venetian architectural elements are scattered throughout the village. In the year 2005 Amnatos received an award of the cleaner and organized traditional community ==Geography, origin of name, history== It is located on the northeastern edges of the Gargano mountain, 17 km southeast of Rethymno, on the way to Arkadi, at an altitude of 320 m.〔Left. Kryovrysanakis, Rethymniotikos Digest, Typospoudi versions, Rethymnon 1993, pp. 89〕 It has remarkable view of the North Sea and the Cretan mountain Psiloreitis. The location of the village appears to have been inhabited since ancient times and it is believed that the name Amnatos has Minoan origin.〔Papyrus Larousse Britannica, Athens, 1996, Volume 7〕 Ancient Greeks used to call Amnion all those vessels used at their time to collect the blood of sacrificied animals. The area was occupied by the Venetians and the Ottomans Nowadays, the local community of Amnatos consists of fours settlements: Amnatos, Kapsaliana (''Καψαλιανά''), Pikris (''Πίκρης'') and the Arkadi Monastery. ;Population of Amnatos〔(Hellenic Statistical Authority, Digital Library (ELSAT), Census (Greek and English) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amnatos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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