Anogeia

Anogeia (Ανώγεια) is a municipality in the Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece. Population 2,379 (2011).

When exactly were Anogeia founded and by whom, is not accurately known. Many believe that the original settlement was founded by villagers from the village Axos, which is located west of Anogia, at the location where the Minoan city Oaxos was situated.