Vistonida
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Vistonida is a former municipality in the Xanthi peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace
, Greece
. It was named after Lake Vistonida
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Abdera
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 10,147 (2001). The seat of the municipality was the town Genisea
.
East Macedonia and Thrace
East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Macedonia along with the region of Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It was named after Lake Vistonida
Lake Vistonida
Lake Vistonida is a lake in Porto Lagos, Xanthi Prefecture, Greece. It is known from Greek Mythology.Lake Vistonida encompasses a unique ecosystem and the local climate can be described as mid-Mediterranean....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Abdera
Abdera, Thrace
Abdera was a city-state on the coast of Thrace 17 km east-northeast of the mouth of the Nestos, and almost opposite Thasos. The site now lies in the Xanthi peripheral unit of modern Greece. The municipality of Abdera, or Ávdira , has 18,573 inhabitants...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 10,147 (2001). The seat of the municipality was the town Genisea
Genisea
Genisea is a town in the Vistonida municipal unit of the Xanthi peripheral unit of Greece. According to a 2001 census, the population of Genisea was around 2,576 inhabitants....
.