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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 ] (]), southeast of ] and ] (Bulgaria), north of ] and east of ] (Bulgaria). It is in the municipal unit 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 ]. Its 2001 population was 443. It is in a relatively flat, agricultural area. The nearest larger villages are ] to its north, and ] to its southeast. |
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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 ''Ispitli'' 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''. 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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