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Community in Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spilaio (Greek: Σπήλαιο meaning cave) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is in the municipal unit of Trigono. It is in a relatively flat, agricultural area. The nearest larger villages are Dikaia to its north, and Plati to its southeast.
Spilaio
Σπήλαιο | |
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Coordinates: 41°39′N 26°19′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
Regional unit | Evros |
Municipality | Orestiada |
Municipal unit | Trigono |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 230 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Year | Population |
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1981 | 603 |
1991 | 590 |
2001 | 443 |
2011 | 334 |
2021 | 230 |
The village was founded by the Ottoman Turks, it was known as İspitli then. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. As a result its Bulgarian and Turkish population was exchanged with Greek refugees, mainly from today's Turkey.
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