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Distomo also may refer to a work by Frederico Garcia Lorca, see Distomo (literature) Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca (June 5, 1898 - August 19, 1936) was a Spanish poet and dramatist, also remembered as a painter, pianist, and composer. ...

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Distomo (Greek, Modern: Δίστομο), older forms: Distomon is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. Population 4,368 (2001). One of the most important monuments of Byzantine architecture, the monastery of Hosios Loukas, is situated close by. The municipality is small and it only includes two villages and two settlements, the western part of the municipality is unhabited and contains only grasslands and bushes along with rocks. The area to the west are nearly unvegetated. Distomo is connected with the short GR-29 (Arachova - Distomo). Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: Î½Î¿Î¼Î¿Î¯, Î½Î¿Î¼ÏŒÏ‚)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Viotia - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... Distomo also may refer to a work by Frederico Garcia Lorca, see Distomo (literature) Distomo (Greek, Modern: Î”Î¯ÏƒÏ„Î¿Î¼Î¿), older forms: Distomon is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Boeotia (Greek: Î’Î¿Î¹Ï‰Ï„Î¯Î±; -VoiotÃa, also ViotÃa) is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. ... The monastery of St. ... Arachova or Arakhova (Greek: Αράχωβα) rarely Arakhova is a town and a municipality which this town is the seat located in the western part of the prefecture of Viotia. ...

Distomo is located 180 km west of Athens, 25 km west of Livadeia, 15 km south of Desfina and east of Delphi and Itea and southeast of Amfissa. The Fokida prefecture is to the west. Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Livadeia (Greek: Î›Î¹Î²Î±Î´ÎµÎ¹Î¬ - LivadeiÃ¡ or Î›ÎµÎ²Î¬Î´ÎµÎ¹Î± - LevÃ¡deia) is a city in central Greece. ... Coordinates 38Â°32â€² N 22Â°22â€² E Country Greece Periphery Central Greece Prefecture Phocis Population 2,400 (2001) Area 315. ... Delphi (Greek , [Ã°eÌžlËˆfi]) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western spur of Mount Parnassus in a valley of Phocis. ... Itea (Greek: Ιτέα meaning willow), is a town and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the prefecture of Phokida. ... Amphissa redirects here, for the ancient town near todays Roccella Ionica, see Amphissa, Italy Amfissa (Greek: Î†Î¼Ï†Î¹ÏƒÏƒÎ±), other form: Amfissa, Latin: Amphissa is a town and the capital of the Phokida prefecture and the Parnassida province with the population around 10,000. ... Phocis (Greek, Modern: Î¦Ï‰ÎºÎ¯Î´Î±/FokÃda, Ancient/Katharevousa: Î¦Ï‰ÎºÎ¯Ï‚/Phokis; named after the Greek mythological personage Phocus) is an ancient district of central Greece and a prefecture of modern Greece located in Sterea Hellas, one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. ...

Distomo is famous for its aluminum production and is one of the famous aluminum mining towns in Greece (see Aluminum in Greece), it contributes its main industry and it is exported throughout the country as well as Southern Europe, other industries include agriculture and services. Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Southern Europe is a region of the European continent. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

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For other uses, see Aspra Spitia. ... For other uses, see Aspra Spitia. ... Coordinates 38Â°32â€² N 22Â°22â€² E Country Greece Periphery Central Greece Prefecture Phocis Population 2,400 (2001) Area 315. ...

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Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

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After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the whole town was rebuilt by the mid to late 1950s. The village population boomed and aluminum was mined later on producing a part of its economy. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Combatants Hellenic Army, Royalist forces, Republicans, British troops Communist guerillas (ELAS, DSE) Commanders Alexander Papagos, Thrasyvoulos Tsakalotos, James Van Fleet Markos Vafiadis Strength 150,000 men 50,000 men and women Casualties 15,000 killed 32,000+ killed or captured The Greek Civil War (Greek: ) was fought between 1946 and... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

The population dropped dramatically between 1981 and 1991 by 60%, the declined slowed between 1991 and 2001. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Distomo has schools, a few lyceums (middle schools), and its gymnasium (secondary school), churches, and a square (plateia). It also has schools across the municipality as well as one in Steirio. Plateia (Ï€Î»Î±Ï„ÎµÎ¯Î±) is the Greek word for town square. ...

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The Distomo Massacre was the extermination of 218 Greek citizens in the village Distomo, Boeotia Prefecture in Greece, on 10 June 1944 by Nazi forces. ...

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Categories: Boeotia | Cities and towns in Greece For other uses, see Aspra Spitia. ... Central Greece (Greek: Î£Ï„ÎµÏÎµÎ¬ Î•Î»Î»Î¬Î´Î± - StereÃ¡ EllÃ¡da) is one of the thirteen peripheries of Greece. ... Viotia - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Boeotia (Greek: Î’Î¿Î¹Ï‰Ï„Î¯Î±; -VoiotÃa, also ViotÃa) is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... Akraifnia (Î‘ÎºÏÎ±Î¹Ï†Î½Î¯Î±) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Aliartos (Î‘Î»Î¯Î±ÏÏ„Î¿Ï‚) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Arachova or Arakhova (Greek: Αράχωβα) rarely Arakhova is a town and a municipality which this town is the seat located in the western part of the prefecture of Viotia. ... Chaeronea was a city in the province of Boeotia in Ancient Greece. ... Davlia (Greek: Î”Î±ÏÎ»ÎµÎ¹Î±) or Davleia is a municipality within the prefecture of Boeotia, in Greece. ... Dervenochori (Î”ÎµÏÎ²ÎµÎ½Î¿Ï‡ÏŽÏÎ¹) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Koroneia (ÎšÎ¿ÏÏŽÎ½ÎµÎ¹Î±) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Livadeia (Greek: Î›Î¹Î²Î±Î´ÎµÎ¹Î¬ - LivadeiÃ¡ or Î›ÎµÎ²Î¬Î´ÎµÎ¹Î± - LevÃ¡deia) is a city in central Greece. ... Oinofyta (Greek: ÎŸÎ¹Î½ÏŒÏ†Ï…Ï„Î±, English: Wine plant) is a municipality composed by the previous villages of Agios Thomas, Kleidi and Oinofyta located in the southeastern portion of the prefecture of Viotia, close to the prefecture of Attica. ... Orchomenos (Greek: ), the setting for many early Greek Myths, is a rich archaeological site in Boeotia, (modern Viotia, Greece) that was inhabited from the Neolithic through the Hellenistic periods. ... Plataies (Î Î»Î±Ï„Î±Î¹ÎÏ‚) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Schimatari (Î£Ï‡Î·Î¼Î±Ï„Î¬ÏÎ¹) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Tanagra (Greek: Î¤Î±Î½Î¬Î³ÏÎ±) is a community north of Athens in Boeotia, not far from Thebes, that was noted in antiquity for its mass-produced mold-cast and fired terracotta figurines. ... Thebes (Demotic Greek: Î˜Î®Î²Î± â€” ThÃva; Katharevousa: â€” ThÃªbai or ThÃvai) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range, which divides Boeotia from Attica, and on the southern edge of the Boeotian plain. ... Thespies (Î˜ÎµÏƒÏ€Î¹ÎÏ‚) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Thisvi (Î˜Î¯ÏƒÎ²Î·) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Vagia (Î’Î¬Î³Î¹Î±) is a municipality in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Antikyra (Î‘Î½Ï„Î¹ÎºÏÏÎ±) is a community in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ... Kyriaki (ÎšÏ…ÏÎ¹Î¬ÎºÎ¹) is a community in the Boeotia Prefecture, Greece. ...

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