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.

Damasta
Δαμάστα
View of the central road of Damasta
View of the central road of Damasta
Damasta is located in Greece
Damasta
Damasta
Coordinates: 35°21′11″N 24°55′23″E / 35.353°N 24.923°E / 35.353; 24.923
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCrete
Regional unitHeraklion
MunicipalityMalevizi
Municipal unitTylisos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
115
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

References

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  1. ^ 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.