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|name = Spilaio |
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|name_local = Σπήλαιο |
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|name_local = Σπήλαιο |
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|type = community |
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|coordinates = {{coord|41|39|N|26|19|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |
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|population_as_of = 2001 |
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'''Spilaio''' (Greek, Modern: Σπήλαιο, Katharevoussa: Σπήλαιον meaning ]), older forms: '''-on''' 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. |
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'''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== |
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==History== |
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==History== |
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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. |
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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. |
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