Kondomari
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Kondomari
Κοντομαρί | |
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 Zoodochos Pigi church, Kondomari | |
  Kondomari | |
| Coordinates: 35°30′N 23°51′E / 35.500°N 23.850°ECoordinates: 35°30′N 23°51′E / 35.500°N 23.850°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Chania |
| Municipality | Platanias |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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.
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.