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Dion, Macedonia - Definition

Dion is a place in Pieria Prefecture, Northern Greece. A museum and an archaeology site are in Dion. It is an ancient place. According to archaeological findings, there was the place where Zeus was honored.

Dion was a village called "Malathria". In 1992 a mass was staged in Dion, to cheer that Macedonia is a part of Greece, in the time when FYROM was in trouble with Greece.In October 1992, it became a municipality, for historical reasons. The municipality is called "Dimos Diou" and its headquarters is at the village of Kondariotissa.

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