Alikianos

Alikianos Αλικιανός
Community
Alikianos
Coordinates: 35°27′N 23°55′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Chania
Municipality	Platanias
Municipal unit	Mousouroi
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	866
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Alikianos (Greek: Αλικιανός) is the head village of the Mousouroi municipal unit in Chania regional unit, Crete located approximately 12.5 kilometers southwest of Chania. Alikianos is best known outside the island for the fierce fighting which took place there during the 1941 Battle of Crete, during which the 8th Greek Regiment (Provisional) aided by the local population, helped cover the retreat of the 10th New Zealand Division, to which it was attached. In retribution, the German paratroopers executed many civilians from Alikianos and the nearby villages.

See also

• Alikianos executions

References

1. "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.