Dystos
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 Dystos (Δύστος) |
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| Coordinates | 38°23′ N 24°7′ E |
| Country | Greece |
| Periphery | Central Greece |
| Prefecture | Euboea |
| Population | 5,579 source (2001) |
| Elevation | 124 m |
| Postal code | 340 17, 345 00 |
| Area code | 22230 |
| Licence plate code | ΧΑ |
Dystos, Distos, or Dhistos (Greek: Δύστος, Older form/Latin: Dystus) is a lake in Euboea island in Greece, and is also a municipality. The municipality is also known as Dysties or Disties. The seat of the municipality of the same name is in Krieza. The Dryopians were the first founders of Dystos in ancient times.
During the 1950s, the power corporation of Greece established a steam power plant close to the lake at the city of Aliveri. That power plant used lake water for the cooling system.
After some years in the 1980s, the lake was disappeared by some fires which made more farms. The fire lasted for a few days as tens of farmers began burning dry grasses similar to savannahs and some of the were carrying sheep with them and became a plain with mixed farming. Eventually at 2000, a part of the lake regenerated due to the heavy rain falls in the area. Fishing and birds are found in the lake. The area is protected by the Ramsar Convention.
The name of the lake dates back to ancient times.
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Dystos population | Change | Municipal population |
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| 1981 | 662 | - | - |
| 1991 | 589 | -73/-11.03% | 5,074 |
| Municipalities and communities of the Euboea Prefecture |
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| Aidipsos • Amarynthos • Anthidona • Artemisio • Avlida • Avlon • Chalcis • Dirfys • Dystos • Elymnioi • Eretria • Istiaia • Karystos • Kireas • Konistres • Kymi • Lilantia • Marmari • Messapia • Nea Artaki • Nileas • Oreoi • Skyros • Styra • Taminaioi |
| Kafireas • Lichada |
