Kondomari | |
Name Local: | Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κοντομαρί |
Type: | community |
Periph: | Crete |
Periphunit: | Chania |
Municipality: | Platanias |
Pop Community: | 440 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Coordinates: | 35.5°N 74°W |
Caption Skyline: | Zoodochos Pigi church, Kondomari |
Kondomari or Kontomari (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.
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.