Sidironero

Sidironero (Greek: Σιδηρόνερο, before 1927: Οσενίτσα - Osenitsa,^[2] Bulgarian: Осеница, Osenitsa) is a village and a former community in the Drama regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It has traditionally had a Bulgarian Muslim, or Pomak citizenry,^[3] like the rest of the Chech geographic region. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Drama, of which it is a municipal unit.^[4] It lies in the Rhodope Mountains region along the Bulgarian border in the northern part of the Drama regional unit between Kato Nevrokopi and Paranesti. Its land area is 351.273 km² (135.627 sq mi).^[5]

Sidironero Σιδηρόνερο
Municipal unit
Sidironero Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°22′N 24°14′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Drama
Municipality	Drama
Area
• Municipal unit	351.3 km2 (135.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	239
• Municipal unit density	0.68/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
• Community	198
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΡΜ

The municipal unit is subdivided into two local communities (constituent villages listed in brackets):^[4]

• Sidironero (Kallikarpo, Oropedio, Pappades, Sidironero)
• Skaloti

The population of the municipal unit was 239 inhabitants, of which 198 in the community of Sidironero, at the 2021 census.^[1]

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
4. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
5. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.