Damasta
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Damasta Δαμάστα (Τοπική Κοινότητα Δαμάστας) |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country |
 Greece
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| region | Crete | ||
| Regional district | Heraklion | ||
| local community | Malevizi | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 35 ° 21 ′ N , 24 ° 55 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
410 m (average) |
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| surface | 21.673 km² | ||
| Residents | 245 (2011) | ||
| Population density | 11.30 inhabitants / km² | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 912405 | ||
| Local division | 2 settlements | ||
Damasta ( Greek Δαμάστα ( n. Sg. )) Is a village on the Greek Mediterranean island of Crete . Together with Astrino it forms a village in the municipality of Tylissos in the municipality of Malevizi .
history
The first mention of Dhamasta by Francesco Barozzi dates back to 1577.
During the Second World War , an ambush was laid there on August 8, 1944 by Cretan resistance fighters under the leadership of the British SOE officer William Stanley Moss in order to prevent the German armed forces from attacking Anogia . In retaliation, the Germans executed 30 male residents of the village on August 21, 1944 on the orders of General Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller .
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 121 (PDF, 793 kB)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)