Sitochori, Evros

Sitochori Σιτοχώρι
Sitochori
Coordinates: 41°28′N 26°21′E / 41.467°N 26.350°E / 41.467; 26.350Coordinates: 41°28′N 26°21′E / 41.467°N 26.350°E / 41.467; 26.350
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Evros
Municipality	Didymoteicho
Municipal unit	Didymoteicho
Community[1]
• Population	326 (2011)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Sitochori (Greek: Σιτοχώρι) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit, Greece. It is part of the municipality of Didymoteicho. In 2011 its population was 326. Sitochori is located about 20 km northwest of central Didymoteicho, and north of the river Erythropotamos.

Population

History

Before 1913 Sitochori was under Ottoman Turkish control. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. The village was first known as Skourtochori (Σκουρτοχώρι) and was renamed to its current name, Sitochori, in 1954.^[2]

See also

• List of settlements in the Evros regional unit

External links

• Sitochori on GTP Travel Pages

References

1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 
2. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece