كندانوس

Kandanos

Κάνδανος
Kandanos Κάνδανος
	Kandanos centre
	Kandanos Location within the regional unit
	الإحداثيات: 35°19′37″N 23°44′30″E / 35.32694°N 23.74167°E
البلد	اليونان
المنطقة الادارية	Crete
الوحدة المحلية	Chania
البلدية	Kantanos-Selino
• الوحدة البلدية	73٫1 كم² (28٫2 ميل²)
التعداد (2011)
• الوحدة البلدية	1٬118
• كثافة الوحدة البلدية	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Community
• التعداد	654 (2011)
منطقة التوقيت	UTC+2 (EET)
• الصيف (التوقيت الصيفي)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	730 04
مفتاح الهاتف	28230
Vehicle registration	ΧΝ, XB

كندانوس Kandanos أو كنتانوس (Kantanos؛ باليونانية: Κάνδανος or Κάντανος)، وأيضاً Candanos؛ هي بلدة وبلدية سابقة في الوحدة المحلية خانيا، كريت، اليونان. ومنذ إصلاح الحكم المحلي في 2011 فقد أصبحت جزءاً من بلدية كنتانوس-سلينو، وتشكل وحدة بلدية فيها.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 73.081 km² (28.217 sq mi).^[3] It was part of the former Selino Province which covered the southwest of the island. The town has 421 residents.^[1]

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التاريخ

Nearby is the site of the ancient town of Cantanus.

The town of Kandanos and its surrounding area suffered particularly badly from German occupation during World War II. During the Battle of Crete, resistance fighters had held advancing German soldiers for two days, preventing them from reaching Palaiochora to secure it. In retribution the occupiers razed the village to the ground and erected a sign: "Here stood Kandanos, destroyed in retribution for the murder of 25 German soldiers, never to be rebuilt again."

The town was rebuilt however, and the sign retained in a war memorial. Several of the Byzantine churches and their frescoes were restored. Germany donated waterworks after the war to the village and former soldiers stationed there returned in reconciliation.

Facilities include a health centre, a police station, a bank, a post-office, and some shops, taverns and cafes. The municipality also includes 28 villages, like Anisaraki, Koufalotos, Plemeniana, Kadhros, Kakodiki and Floria.