- Source: Dystos
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. The municipal unit has an area of 162.431 km2. The seat of the municipality was Krieza.
History
The ancient town Dystus was mentioned by the 4th century BCE historian Theopompus. It is thought to have been founded by the Dryopians. The site of the ancient town is 38°21′19″N 24°08′43″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.
Historical population
References
External links
Δήμος Δυστίων της Ευβοίας
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Dystos
- DYS
- Lake Dystos
- List of lakes of Greece
- List of settlements in the Euboea regional unit
- List of archaeological sites by country
- List of municipalities and communities in Greece (1997–2010)
- Euboea
- List of municipalities of Greece (2011)
- Euboea (regional unit)
