Sitochori, Evros
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| Sitochori or Sitohori Σιτοχώρι |
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| Statistics | |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Prefecture: | Evros |
| Province: | Didymoteicho |
| Municipality: | Didymoteicho |
| Municipal district: | Sitochori |
| Population: (2001) -Village (change) -Percent of the municipality |
440 (-108 or -44.81%) 2.32% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
about 90 m (east) 110 m about 200 m (northwest) |
| Postal code: | GR-683 00 |
| Car designation: | EB |
Sitochori (Greek, Modern: Σιτοχώρι, Katharevoussa: -on) is a village in the western part of the municipality of Didymoteicho in the northcentral Evros Prefecture. Sitochori is located southwest of Orestiada, about 10 km west of Didymoteicho and Turkey, north of Soufli, north-northeast of Alexandroupoli and east of Bulgaria. It is 4 to 5 km northeast of the road linking Didymoteicho and villages of the western part of the prefecture. Sitochori is also in the municipality of Didymoteicho. Its 2001 population was 440 for the village.
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[edit] Nearest places
- Ampelia, northeast
[edit] Population
| Year | Settlement population | Change | Percent of the municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 439 | - | - |
| 1991 | 406 | -33 or -7.52% | - |
| 2001 | 440 | +34 or +8.37% | 2.32% |
[edit] History
Sitochori ended its Ottoman Turkish control over the village and the area and became occupied by the Greeks during the Balkan Wars, it later switched hands to the Bulgarians after their loss during the Second Balkan War over the modern prefecture that lasted from 1913 until 1920 when it finally became a part of Greece. During that time, the village was first known as Skourtochori (Σκουρτοχώρι) and was later renamed to its current name, Sitochori. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, most of its buildings were rebuilt. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
[edit] Other
Evgeniko has a school, church, banks, a post office, and a square (plateia), its nearest lyceum (middle school) is in Mani, a gymnasium (secondary school) is in Didymoteicho.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Sitochori on GTP Travel Pages
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- Coordinates: Coordinates:
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Didymoteicho |
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| Asvestades | Asimenio, Evros | Didymoteicho (Neoi Psathades | Zoodochos Pigi) | Ellinochori (Thyrea | Lagos) | Isaakio | Karoti | Koufovouno | Kyani | Mani (Evgeniko | Sitaria) | Petrades | Poimeniko or Pimeniko | Prangio | Pythio (Rigi | Stathmos Pythio) | Sitochori | Sofiko |
| Greece | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | Thrace | Evros Prefecture | Didymoteicho | Didymoteicho |
