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'''Pentalofos''' ({{lang-el|Πεντάλοφος}} meaning the five hills) 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. Pentalofos is in the municipal unit of ]. Its 2001 population was 665. Pentalofos is located west of the Evros valley and divides the valley and mountains to the west, ] is bordered to the west. Pentalofos is one of the northernmost places in ]. |
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'''Pentalofos''' ({{lang-el|Πεντάλοφος}} meaning the five hills) is a village in the northern part of the ] in ]. Pentalofos is in the municipal unit of ]. Its 2001 population was 665. It is close to the border with ]. The nearest larger village is ] to its north. |
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==History== |
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The village was founded by the ] Turks, it was known as ''Beştele'' 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 (''Beshtele'', Turkish: ''Beştele''). The village battled with the Turks and handed to the Bulgarians. At the end of the Bulgarian rule, 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 Pentalofos 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 nearly 1/3 between 1991 and 2001. |
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