Nea Kydonia

Nea Kydonia Νέα Κυδωνία
Location
Nea Kydonia
Coordinates	35°30′N 23°57′E / 35.5°N 23.95°E / 35.5; 23.95Coordinates: 35°30′N 23°57′E / 35.5°N 23.95°E / 35.5; 23.95
Location within the peripheral unit
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Crete
Regional unit:	Chania
Municipality:	Chania
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipal unit
- Population:	7,301
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Postal:	731 00
Telephone:	28210
Auto:	ΧΝ, XB
Website
www.nea-kydonia.gr

Nea Kydonia (Greek: Νέα Κυδωνία) 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.^[1] 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.

Ancient History

Nearby in the modern city of Chania, is the ancient city of Kydonia, over whose ruins the modern city has been built.^[2] Kydonia was a powerful Cretan city in the period 600 to 200 BC.

See also

• Communities of the Chania prefecture
• Chania Plain

Line notes

1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
2. ^ Hogan, 2008

References

• National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ). (Greek)
• C. Michael Hogan, Cydonia, The Modern Antiquarian, Jan. 23, 2008

External links

• Official site