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Stavroupoli, Xanthi

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Stavroupoli Σταυρούπολη
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Population
 • Total3,090
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationAH

Stavroupoli (Template:Lang-el; Template:Lang-bg Krastopole or Еникьой Enikyoy) is a municipality in the Xanthi Prefecture, Greece. Population 3,090 (2001). Stavroupoli and Nestos Valley (Greek: Κοιλάδα του Νέστου) including Nestos River Tempi (Greek: Τέμποι του Νέσου) 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.

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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. "Концентрационни лагери". Българска енциклопедия А–Я (in Bulgarian). БАН, Труд, Сирма. 2002. ISBN 9548104083.

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