Xyniada ( el, Ξυνιάδα) or Xynias (Ξυνιάς) is a village and a former municipality in
Phthiotis
Phthiotis ( el, Φθιώτιδα, ''Fthiótida'', ; ancient Greek and Katharevousa: Φθιῶτις) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Central Greece. The capital is the city of Lamia. It is borde ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Domokos
Domokos ( el, Δομοκός), the ancient Thaumacus or Thaumace (Θαυμακός, Θαυμάκη), is a town and a municipality in Phthiotis, Greece. The town Domokos is the seat of the municipality of Domokos and of the former Domokos Provinc ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
[ In the 2011 census, the municipal unit was recorded as having 3,549 inhabitants, and the village of Xyniada itself 459.][ The municipal unit has an area of 206.820 km2.] The village takes its name from Lake Xyniada, which covered the local plain until it was drained in 1936–42. The ruins of the ancient city of Xyniae (medieval Ezeros) are nearby.
External links
Municipality of Xyniada
References
Populated places in Phthiotis
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