Vistonida

Vistonida (Βιστωνίδα) is a municipality in the Xanthi Prefecture, Greece. Population 10147 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Genisea.

Vistonida, Xanthi Satellite image

Division of the municipality

• Genisea / Δ.δ. Γενισέας [ 2576 ]
  
  • Genisea / η Γενισέα [ 1858 ]
    
  • Vafaiika / τα Βαφαίικα [ 718 ]
    
• Diomideia / Δ.δ. Διομηδείας [ 3675 ]
  
  • Diomideia / η Διομήδεια [ 682 ]
    
  • Avxentiou / ο Αυξεντίου [ 247 ]
    
  • Neos Zygos / ο Νέος Ζυγός [ 497 ]
    
  • Palaion Katramion / το Παλαιόν Κατράμιον [ 421 ]
    
  • Palaios Zygos / ο Παλαιός Ζυγός [ 471 ]
    
  • Peteinos / ο Πετεινός [ 861 ]
    
  • Tekton / ο Τέκτων [ 66 ]
    
  • Feloni / η Φελώνη [ 430 ]
    
• Koutson / Δ.δ. Κουτσού [ 906 ]
  
  • Koutson / το Κουτσόν [ 509 ]
    
  • Sydini / η Συδινή [ 397 ]
    
• Magikon / Δ.δ. Μαγικού [ 699 ]
  
  • Magikon / το Μαγικόν [ 498 ]
    
  • Alkyoni / η Αλκυόνη [ 201 ]
    
• Pigadia / Δ.δ. Πηγαδίων -- τα Πηγάδια [ 501 ]
  
• Polysitos / Δ.δ. Πολυσίτου -- ο Πολύσιτος (τ. το Πολύσιτον) [ 543 ]
  
• Selinon / Δ.δ. Σελίνου -- το Σέλινον [ 319 ]
  
• Sounion / Δ.δ. Σουνίου -- το Σούνιον [ 928 ]
  

Magiko (or Magikon) "the Magic" (Μαγικό Ξάνθης) is a village c. 8.8 km S of the city of Xanthi, its older name : Kotza Mahmoutlou (Kοτζά Mαχμουτλού ) or Kotza Mamoutli, a settlement of Turks. It was part of the "Vilaeti (vilayet )" of Adrianoupolis, the "Santzaki (sanjak)(administrative division)" of Gioumoultzina (now Komotini) and the "Kaza (kazas)" of Xanthi. Since 1912 part of the prefecture of Xanthi.

The current village was formed by refuges after the Minor Asia catastrophe of 1922.

Magiko was with Alkyoni a community but now after the Kapodistrian Law a part of the Vistonida Municipality.

In the village is the church Agiou Konstantinou kai Elenas. The name of Magiko (which in Greek means Magic) is probably derived from the celebration in May (Panygiri tou Mayou (festival of May) or Mayatiko).

Persons

Michail Topalidis (Μιχαήλ Τοπαλίδης ), Teacher in Magiko, a refuge from the Communist regime in Russia in 1917 (and the grandfather of the owner of this website)

Lake Vistonida

Website

In Greek

• http://magiko-xanthis.blogspot.com/

Municipalities and communities of the Xanthi Prefecture Abdera | Myki | Stavroupoli | Topeiros | Vistonida | Xanthi Kotyli | Satres | Selero | Thermes

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