Dystos

Dystos
Δύστος
Dystos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°23′N 24°7′E / 38.383°N 24.117°E / 38.383; 24.117Coordinates: 38°23′N 24°7′E / 38.383°N 24.117°E / 38.383; 24.117
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Greece
Regional unit Euboea
Municipality Kymi-Aliveri
 • Municipal unit 162.431 km2 (62.715 sq mi)
Elevation 124 m (407 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 4,818
 • Municipal unit density 30/km2 (77/sq mi)
Community[1]
 • Population 699 (2011)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 340 17, 345 00
Area code(s) 22230
Vehicle registration ΧΑ
Website https://web.archive.org/web/20090130051117/http://www.distos.gr/

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.

History

The ancient town Dystus was mentioned by the 4th century BC historian Theopompus.[4] It is thought to have been founded by the Dryopians.[5] 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.

Historical population

YearVillage populationMunicipality population
1981662-
19915895,074
20015905,579
20115864,818

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Dystus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray.
  5. ↑ DYSTOS Euboia, Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.
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