Distomo
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District of Distomo Δημοτική Ενότητα Διστόμου (Δίστομο) |
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| State : |
 Greece
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| Region : |
Central Greece
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| Regional District : | Boeotia | ||
| Municipality : | Distomo-Arachova-Andikyra | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 38 ° 26 ' N , 22 ° 40' E | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 317 m (average) |
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| Area : | 131.270 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3,881 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 29.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Code No .: | 280301 | ||
| Structure: |
1 city district 1 local community |
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| Website: | www.daa.gov.gr | ||
| Located in the municipality of Distomo-Arachova-Andikyra and in the regional district of Boeotia | |||
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Distomo ( Greek Δίστομο ( n. Sg. )) Is a small town in Boeotia at the foot of the Parnassus Mountains in the municipality of Distomo-Arachova-Andikyra in the Central Greece region . In the vicinity of the place is the monastery of Hosios Lukas from Byzantine times.
Distomo was the site of the Distomo massacre during World War II . On June 10, 1944, members of a regiment of the 4th SS Police Panzer Grenadier Division shot all 218 of the 1,800 residents left in the village, including several children and babies. Today a memorial commemorates the victims. All claims for compensation were dismissed by German courts.
Until 2010, Distomo formed an independent municipality together with Paralia Distomou and Agios Nikolaos. Since the administrative reform , the former municipality has had the status of a municipality in the newly created municipality of Distomo-Arachova-Andikyra with Distomo as the administrative seat.
Sons and daughters of Distomo
- Argyris Sfountouris (* 1940), Greek-Swiss Nazi victim, physicist, teacher, poet, translator and development worker
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)