Nea Kydonia
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Nea Kydonia is a former municipality in the Chania peripheral unit, Crete
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on the western outskirts of Chania. It saw fierce fighting during the Battle of Crete
during World War II
and there the main prisoner of war
camp for Allied soldiers in Western Crete was in Galatas.
The seat of the municipality of Nea Kydonia was in the village of Daratsos. Galatas has a popular beach at Kalamaki and a port called Kato Galatas. Agia Marina, Stalos
and Daratso are other principal settlements of the municipality, as well as the uninhabited island of Agii Theodori. It was part of the former province
of Kydonia
.
the modern city has been built. Kydonia was a powerful Cretan city in the period 600 to 200 BC.
Crete
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Chania
Chania
Chaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...
, of which it is a municipal unit. It is situated on the western outskirts of Chania. It saw fierce fighting during the Battle of Crete
Battle of Crete
The Battle of Crete was a battle during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code-name Unternehmen Merkur...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and there the main prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
camp for Allied soldiers in Western Crete was in Galatas.
The seat of the municipality of Nea Kydonia was in the village of Daratsos. Galatas has a popular beach at Kalamaki and a port called Kato Galatas. Agia Marina, Stalos
Stalos
Stalos is a village in western Crete. It is about 8 km west of Chania....
and Daratso are other principal settlements of the municipality, as well as the uninhabited island of Agii Theodori. It was part of the former province
Provinces of Greece
The provinces of Greece were sub-divisions of some the country's prefectures. From 1887, the provinces were abolished as actual administrative units, but were retained for some state services, especially finance services and education, as well as for electoral purposes...
of Kydonia
Kydonia Province
Kydonia Province was a province of Chania Prefecture, Crete, Greece.-References:* http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Επαρχίες_της_Ελλάδας...
.
Ancient History
Nearby in the modern city of Chania, is the ancient city of Kydonia, over whose ruinsRuins
Ruins are the remains of human-made architecture: structures that were once complete, as time went by, have fallen into a state of partial or complete disrepair, due to lack of maintenance or deliberate acts of destruction...
the modern city has been built. Kydonia was a powerful Cretan city in the period 600 to 200 BC.