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Settlement in Greece
Stavroupoli Σταυρούπολη
Settlement
Stavroupoli is located in GreeceStavroupoliStavroupoliLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°12′N 24°42′E / 41.200°N 24.700°E / 41.200; 24.700
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitXanthi
MunicipalityXanthi
Area
 • Municipal unit342.0 km (132.0 sq mi)
Elevation132 m (433 ft)
Population
 • Municipal unit2,050
 • Municipal unit density6.0/km (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationAH

Stavroupoli (Template:Lang-el) is a village and a former municipality in the Xanthi regional 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. The municipal unit has an area of 342.002 km. Population 2,050 (2011). 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.

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.

During the Bulgarian occupation of the region in World War II from 1941 to 1944, the village was renamed Krastopole Template:Lang-bg and was infamous as the location of the Krastopole or Enikyoy concentration camp where Bulgarian Communist Party and other left-wing enemies of the ruling regime were interned.

Notable people

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior Template:El icon
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. "Концентрационни лагери". Българска енциклопедия А–Я (in Bulgarian). БАН, Труд, Сирма. 2002. ISBN 954-8104-08-3.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Xanthi
Municipal unit of Stavroupoli
Municipal unit of Xanthi
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