Damasta, Heraklion

Community in Greece

Damasta Δαμάστα
Community
View of the central road of Damasta
35°21′11″N 24°55′23″E / 35.353°N 24.923°E / 35.353; 24.923
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Malevizi
Municipal unit	Tylisos
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	115
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Damasta (Greek: Δαμάστα) is a village in the municipality of Malevizi, in the Heraklion regional unit of Crete, Greece. According to the 2021 census, it numbers 115 inhabitants.^[1] The village is first attested in the 16th century. During World War II, it was the site of the Damasta sabotage on 8 August 1944, and the Germans executed 30 inhabitants as reprisals on 21 August.

References

^ ^a ^b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.