Dystos (Greek: Δύστος [ˈðistos]; Latin: Dystus) is the name of a lake, village and former municipality in Euboea, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kymi-Aliveri, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 162.431 km2.[3] The seat of the municipality was Krieza.
Dystos
Δύστος | |
|---|---|
  Dystos Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′N 24°7′E / 38.383°N 24.117°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Euboea |
| Municipality | Kymi-Aliveri |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 162.431 km2 (62.715 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,247 |
| • Municipal unit density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Community | 678 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 340 17, 345 00 |
| Area code(s) | 22230 |
| Vehicle registration | ΧΑ |
| Website | www.distos.gr |
History
editThe ancient town Dystus was mentioned by the 4th century BCE historian Theopompus.[4] It is thought to have been founded by the Dryopians.[5] The site of the ancient town is 38°21′19″N 24°08′43″E / 38.3553°N 24.1453°E. During the 1950s, the power corporation of Greece established a steam power plant close to the lake Dystos at the city of Aliveri. That power plant used lake water for the cooling system.[citation needed]
Historical population
edit| Year | Community population | Municipal unit population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 662 | - |
| 1991 | 589 | 5,074 |
| 2001 | 699 | 5,080 |
| 2011 | 699 | 4,818 |
| 2021 | 678 | 4,247 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^
Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Dystus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray.
- ^ DYSTOS Euboia, Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.
