Karystos
Karystos
Κάρυστος | |
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View of the port. | |
Karystos | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′N 24°25′E / 38.017°N 24.417°Es | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Euboea |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 674.6 km2 (260.5 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 166.95 km2 (64.46 sq mi) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 11,903 |
| • Density | 17.64/km2 (45.70/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 6,963 |
| • Municipal unit density | 41.71/km2 (108.0/sq mi) |
| • Community | 5,366 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 340 01 |
| Area code | 22x0 |
| Vehicle registration | XA |
Karystos (Greek: Κάρυστος) or Carystus is a small coastal town on the Greek island of Euboea. It has about 5,000 inhabitants (12,000 in the municipality). It lies 129 km south of Chalkis. From Athens it is accessible by ferry via Marmari from the port of Rafina. After the Greek War of Independence, its urban plan was laid out by the renowned Bavarian civil engineer Bierbach, in the middle of the 19th century.