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Sign in to savethumb|left|200px|View from Dexameni Hill Istiaia (, , before 1913: Ξηροχώρι - Xirochori) is a town and a former municipality in Euboea, Greece. It was named after the ancient town Histiaea, which was mentioned by the ancient Greek poet Homer. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Istiaia-Aidipsos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 181.299 km2.
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Istiaia
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Ιστιαία
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Istieas.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Κεντρική πλατεία Ιστιαίας 1.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Central square
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Greece
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Euboea
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Istiaia-Aidipsos
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 6457
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 5107
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 181.3
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΧΑ
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thumb|left|200px|View from Dexameni Hill Istiaia (, , before 1913: Ξηροχώρι - Xirochori) is a town and a former municipality in Euboea, Greece. It was named after the ancient town Histiaea, which was mentioned by the ancient Greek poet Homer. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Istiaia-Aidipsos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 181.299 km2.
The town is located in the northwestern end of the island Euboea, 5 km from the north coast, and north of the mountain Telethrio. It was the capital of Istiaia Province until the province was abolished in 2006. Visitor attractions of Istiaia include the Museum of Natural History and the church of Agios Nikolaos.