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Kymi-Aliveri
Kymi-Aliveri () is a municipality in the Euboea regional unit, Central Greece, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aliveri. The municipal unit has an area of 804.983 km2. Municipality The municipality Kymi-Aliveri was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 5 former municipalities, that became municipal units: * Avlon *Dystos Dystos ( ; 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 ... * Konistres * Kymi * Tamyneoi Mayors * 2011 - 2014 Dimitrios Thomas (Δημήτριος Θωμάς) * 2014 - 2023 Thanasis Bourandas (Θανάσης Μπουραντάς) * 2023 - Nicholas Barakos (Νικόλαος Ι. Μπαράκος) References Municipalities of Central Greece Populated places in Euboea {{CGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliveri
Aliveri () is a town and a community in the island of Evvoia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Tamyneoi, and the seat of the municipality Kymi-Aliveri. Aliveri is situated in the central part of the island, on the South Euboean Gulf. It is 13 km southwest of Avlonari, 14 km east of Amarynthos and 39 km east of Chalcis. The Greek National Road 44 ( Thebes - Chalcis - Karystos) passes through the town. The community Aliveri consists of the town Aliveri and the villages Anthoupoli, Katakalos, Latas and Milaki. Aliveri is mostly an industrial town. The biggest cement factory of Greece and a power generating plant of the Public Power Corporation (ΔΕΗ) are located in Aliveri. The lignite Lignite (derived from Latin ''lignum'' meaning 'wood'), often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35% and is considered the lowest ... fired power pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avlon, Euboea
Avlon or Avlonas () is a former municipality in Euboea, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... 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 143.406 km2. In 2021 its population was 4,027. The seat of the municipality was in Avlonari. Subdivisions The municipal unit Avlon is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Achladeri (Achladeri, Kalamos, Korasida, Perivolia, Sykies) *Agios Georgios * Avlonari (Avlonari, Chania, Dafni, Elaia, Lofiskos) *Neochori * Oktonia (Oktonia, Agios Merkourios, Mourteri) *Orio (Orio, Myrtea) *Orologi (Orologi, Agia Thekla, Prinaki) *Pyrgi References Populated places in Euboea Kymi-A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dystos
Dystos ( ; 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.DYSTOS Euboia, Greece entry in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites. The site of the ancient town is . During the 1950s, the power corporation of Greece established a steam power plant close to the lake Dystos at the city of |
Konistres
Konistres () is a village and a former municipality in Euboea, Greece. Since a local government reform in 2011, it has been part of the municipality of Kymi-Aliveri Kymi-Aliveri () is a municipality in the Euboea regional unit, Central Greece, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aliveri. The municipal unit has an area of 804.983 km2. Municipality The municipality Kymi-Aliveri was formed at the ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 127.559 km2. Population 2,789 (2021). Konistres emanates from the ancient word "Konistra". Konistra means palaistra (in Greek), which is a wrestling pitch. References External linksKonistra Official Website Populated places in Euboea Kymi-Aliveri {{CentralGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kymi, Greece
Kymi (Greek: , ) is a coastal town and a former municipality (6,706 inhabitants in 2021) in the island of Euboea, Greece, named after an ancient Greek town of the same name. 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 167.616 km2. History The ancient Euboean Kyme is mentioned as a harbor town related to the more prominent '' poleis'' of Chalkis and Eretria in antiquity. Together with these, it is sometimes named as the founding ''metropolis'' of the homonymous Kymē (Cumae) in Italy, an important early Euboean colony, which was probably named after it. According to Strabo, Hippocles of Cyme, an ancient Greek oecist, was from here. He, along with Megasthenes of Chalcis, founded the colony near the area where then Rome flourished. This new colony contributed its Euboean alphabet to the culture of the area, which subsequently became the Latin alphabet. There are few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamyneoi
Tamyneoi (, before 2001: Ταμιναίοι - ''Taminaioi'', from ''Tamynai'' () or Τάμυνα/Τάμινα ''Tamyna/Tamina'') is a former municipality of the island of 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 203.971 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Aliveri. The name reflects that of the ancient city of Tamynae. Subdivisions The municipal unit Tamyneoi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Agios Ioannis (Agios Ioannis, Akti Nireos) *Agios Loukas (Agios Loukas, Paramerites, Prinias) *Aliveri Aliveri () is a town and a community in the island of Evvoia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Tamyneoi, and the seat of the municipality Kymi-Aliveri. Aliveri is situated in the central part of the island, on the South Euboean Gulf. I ... (Aliveri, Anthoupoli, Katakalos, Latas, Milaki) *Gavalas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euboea (regional Unit)
Euboea () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. It consists of the islands of Euboea and Skyros, as well as a 260 km2 area on the Greek mainland. Its land area is 4,167.449 km2, whereas the total land area of the municipalities actually on the island Euboea is 3,684.848 km2, which includes that of numerous small offshore islets ( Petalies Islands) near Euboea's southern tip. Administration The Euboea regional unit is subdivided into 8 municipalities, numbered in the picture in the infobox. These are: *Chalcis (''Chalkida'', 1) * Dirfys-Messapia (2) *Eretria (3) * Istiaia-Aidipsos (4) * Karystos (5) * Kymi-Aliveri (6) * Mantoudi-Limni-Agia Anna (7) *Skyros (8) Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the former Euboea Prefecture () was transformed into a regional unit within the Central Greece region, without any change in boundaries. At the same time, the municipalities were reo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanasis Bourandas
Thanasis Bourantas (Θανάσης Μπουραντάς) (born 1945) is a local Greek politician. He was heavily involved in trade unions from the 1970s to the mid-1990s, including as leader of the Labour Centre of Euboea. He was elected as the first Prefect of Euboea in 1995 followed by his election as mayor of Kymi-Aliveri in 2014 and 2019. He was honoured for his work in April 2024 with a special event and award presented by the Regional Governor, Fanis Spanos. Personal life Early years and trade union activity Bourantas was born in 1945 in the village of Zarakes in Karystia, Greece. He was the son of George and Vasiliki. He worked at the Public Power Corporation and began his involvement in trade unions, joining PASOK in its early days of foundation. He was a member of local PASOK Prefecture Committee until 1989. Political career Deputy His parliamentary career began in the 1990 Greek legislative elections when he was nominated as a PASOK candidate in Parliament. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Greece (administrative Region)
Central Greece (, , colloquially known as Ρούμελη (''Roúmeli'')) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. The region occupies the eastern part of the traditional region of Central Greece, including the island of Euboea. To the south it borders the regions of Attica and the Peloponnese, to the west the region of Western Greece, to the north the region of Thessaly and to the northwest it shares a small border with Epirus Epirus () is a Region#Geographical regions, geographical and historical region, historical region in southeastern Europe, now shared between Greece and Albania. It lies between the Pindus Mountains and the Ionian Sea, stretching from the Bay .... Its capital city is Lamia and the largest city is Chalcis. Administration The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with Thessaly, it is supervised by the Decentralize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, spanning List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands and nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilisation and the birthplace of Athenian democracy, democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major History of science in cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Gazette (Greece)
The ''Government Gazette'' (; Katharevousa: ) is the official journal of the Government of Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ... which lists all laws passed in a set time period ratified by Cabinet and President. It was first issued in 1833. Until 1835, during the regency on behalf of King Otto, the gazette was bilingual in Greek and German. No law in Greece is valid until its publication in this journal. Foundations, duties and rights of juridical persons are also published in this journal. The printed issues of the Government Gazette are sold by the National Printing House of Greece. They can also be searched and downloaded from the official site of the House. An issue of the gazette is called "Government Gazette Issue" (, ''ΦΕΚ'', ''FEK''), Each is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrios Thomas
Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, Dimitrije and Zmicier, in addition to other forms (such as Russian Dmitry) descended from it. Nicknames include Demmie, Dimmie, Demi, Jim, Jimmy, Jimmie, Metry, Metrie, Mimmie, Demetri, Dmitri, Mitică, Mitya and Dima. Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following: Real people Ancient *Demetrius of Alopece, 4th century BC Greek sculptor noted for his realism *Demetrius of Phalerum ( – BC) *Demetrius (somatophylax), somatophylax of Alexander the Great (d. 330 BC) *Demetrius I of Macedon (337–283 BC), called ''Poliorcetes'', son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of Macedonia 294–288 BC *Demetrius the Fair (Demetrius the Handsome, Demetrius of Cyrene) (285 BC-249/250 BC) - Hellenistic king of Cyrene *Demetrius I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
