Dystos
Template:Infobox Greek Dimos Dystos (Template:Langx {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; 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.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The municipal unit has an area of 162.431 km2.<ref name=stat01>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The seat of the municipality was Krieza.
HistoryEdit
The ancient town Dystus was mentioned by the 4th century BCE historian Theopompus.<ref name=DGRG>Template:Cite DGRG</ref> It is thought to have been founded by the Dryopians.<ref name=princeton>DYSTOS Euboia, Greece, entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites.</ref> The site of the ancient town is Template:Coord. 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.Template:Citation needed
Historical populationEdit
| Year | Community population | Municipal unit population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 662 | - |
| 1991 | 589 | 5,074 |
| 2001 | 699 | 5,080 |
| 2011 | 699 | 4,818 |
| 2021 | 678 | 4,247 |