Kondomari

Kondomari or Kontomari (Greek: Κοντομαρί) is a Greek village, part of the municipality of Platanias in Crete. It is located near the northern coast of Crete, 18 km west of Chania and 3 km southeast of Maleme.

Kondomari
Κοντομαρί
Zoodochos Pigi church, Kondomari
Zoodochos Pigi church, Kondomari
Kondomari is located in Greece
Kondomari
Kondomari
Coordinates: 35°30′N 23°51′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitChania
MunicipalityPlatanias
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

It is known for being the site of the Kondomari Massacre on 2 June 1941, when at least 23 civilians were executed by German paratroopers after the Battle of Crete as a reprisal for the deaths of several German soldiers. Kondomari has been declared a martyred village by presidential decree and a memorial in the village lists the names of the victims and has a wall of tiles portraying the incident.

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