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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
{{Otheruses|Spilaio (disambiguation)}}
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| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="#d3d3d3"|<font size="4">'''Spilaio''' or '''Spileo'''<br>'''''Σπήλαιο'''''</font><!--
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| Location:<br>Latitude:<br>Longitude:||<br>41.6451° (41°38'42") N</br> 26.3088° ( 26°18'32") E<!--
'''Spilaio''' (Greek: Σπήλαιο meaning ]) is a village in the northern part of the ] in ]. It is in the municipal unit of ]. It is in a relatively flat, agricultural area. The nearest larger villages are ] to its north, and ] to its southeast.
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| Population: (2001)<br>-Village (change)<br>-Percent of the municipality<!--&nbsp;- Total<br>&nbsp;- Density<br>&nbsp;- Rank-->||<br>443 (-147 or -24.92% from 1991)<br>6.66%<!--/km²-->
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| Altitude:&nbsp;<br>-lowest:<br>&nbsp;-centre:<!--<br>&nbsp;-highest:-->||'']''<br>57 m<br>about 800 m (northwest)
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'''Spilaio''' or '''Spileo''' (Greek, Modern: Σπήλαιο, Katharevoussa: Σπήλαιον meaning ]), older forms: '''-on''' also with the i or an e accented is a village in the northwestern part of the ] in Greece located west of ] and ], southeast of ] and ], Bulgaria, north of ] and east of ], Bulgaria, ], the Greek capital is nearly 1,100 km northeast. Plati is linked with the road connecting ]/] (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and a road to ] and ]. Dikea is the seat of the municipality of ]. Its 2001 population was 443 for the village. Much of the area are flat, the remainder of the area are hilly.

==Nearest places==

*], north
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==Population== ==Population==
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! Year !! Population
! Year !! Village population !! Change !! Percent of the municipality<!--!! Density-->
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| 1981 || 603 || - || - <!--|| /km² --> | 1981 || 603
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| 1991 || 590 || -13 or -2.2% || - <!--|| /km² --> | 1991 || 590
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| 2001 || 443 || -147 or -24.92% || 6.66% <!--|| /km² --> | 2001 || 443
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| 2011 || 334
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| 2021 || 230
|} |}


==History== ==History==


The village was founded by the ] 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.
The village was founded by the ] Turks, its name was known as (''Ispitli'', Bulgarian: ''Испитли''). The village battled with the Turks and handed to the Bulgarians. At the end of the Bulgarian rule in 1913 during the ], Bulgarians moved northward into the remainder of Bulgaria which is now north, the remainder of the Turks were pushed to the western portion of today's Turkey. During the ], refugees east of the Evros river and from Asia Minor arrived into the village. It became entirely Spilaio immediately after the annexation. After ] and the ], many of its buildings were rebuilt. Electricity After ] and the ], many 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. The village's population lost by over half between 1981 and 2001.

==Other==
Spilaio has a school, a , church, banks, a post office, and a square ('']''). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school), a lyceum (secondary school). Spilaio offers a panoramic views of the mountains to the west and mountains in Bulgaria to the northwest.


==See also== ==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*Coordinates: {{coord|41|28|29|N|26|18|33|E|type:city(443)_region:GR|display=inline,title}}


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Latest revision as of 14:09, 10 November 2024

Community in Greece
Spilaio Σπήλαιο
Community
Spilaio is located in GreeceSpilaioSpilaio
Coordinates: 41°39′N 26°19′E / 41.650°N 26.317°E / 41.650; 26.317
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitTrigono
Population
 • Community230
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.

Population

Year Population
1981 603
1991 590
2001 443
2011 334
2021 230

History

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.

See also

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.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Orestiada
Municipal unit of Kyprinos
Municipal unit of Orestiada
Municipal unit of Trigono
Municipal unit of Vyssa
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