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'''Stavroupoli''' ({{lang-el|Σταυρούπολη}}; {{lang-bg|Кръстополе}}, ''Krastopole'') is a village and a former municipality in the ], ], ]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality ], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis> Greece Ministry of Interior {{el icon}}</ref> Population 3,090 (2001). Stavroupoli and Nestos Valley (Greek: Κοιλάδα του Νέστου) including ] Tempi (Greek: Τέμποι του Νέσου) is a popular tour region and vacation target in North Greece. '''Stavroupoli''' ({{lang-el|Σταυρούπολη}}; {{lang-bg|Кръстополе}}, ''Krastopole'') is a village and a former municipality in the ], ], ]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality ], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis> Greece Ministry of Interior {{el icon}}</ref> Population 3,090 (2001). Stavroupoli and Nestos Valley (Greek: Κοιλάδα του Νέστου) including ] Tempi (Greek: Τέμπη του Νέστου) is a popular tour region and vacation target in North Greece.


During the ]n occupation of the region in ], the village was infamous as the location of the Krastopole or Enikyoy ] where ] workers and other left-wing enemies of the ruling regime were interned.<ref name="a-ya">{{cite book |title=Българска енциклопедия А–Я |publisher=БАН, Труд, Сирма |language=Bulgarian |year=2002 |chapter=Концентрационни лагери |isbn=9548104083 }}</ref> During the ]n occupation of the region in ], the village was infamous as the location of the Krastopole or Enikyoy ] where ] workers and other left-wing enemies of the ruling regime were interned.<ref name="a-ya">{{cite book |title=Българска енциклопедия А–Я |publisher=БАН, Труд, Сирма |language=Bulgarian |year=2002 |chapter=Концентрационни лагери |isbn=9548104083 }}</ref>

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Settlement in Greece
Stavroupoli Σταυρούπολη
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitXanthi
MunicipalityXanthi
Population
 • Municipal unit3,090
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationAH

Stavroupoli (Template:Lang-el; Template:Lang-bg, Krastopole) is a village and a former municipality in the Xanthi peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xanthi, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,090 (2001). Stavroupoli and Nestos Valley (Greek: Κοιλάδα του Νέστου) including Nestos River Tempi (Greek: Τέμπη του Νέστου) is a popular tour region and vacation target in North Greece.

During the Bulgarian occupation of the region in World War II, the village was infamous as the location of the Krastopole or Enikyoy concentration camp where Bulgarian Communist Party workers and other left-wing enemies of the ruling regime were interned.

The municipal unit Stavroupoli is subdivided into the communities Dafnonas, Gerakas, Karyofyto, Komnina, Neochori, Paschalia and Stavroupoli. The community Stavroupoli consists of the settlements Stavroupoli, Lykodromi, Kallithea and Margariti.

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References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior Template:El icon
  3. "Концентрационни лагери". Българска енциклопедия А–Я (in Bulgarian). БАН, Труд, Сирма. 2002. ISBN 9548104083.


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