Zoni, Evros

Coordinates: 41°30′N 26°13′E / 41.500°N 26.217°E / 41.500; 26.217
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Zoni
Ζώνη
Zoni is located in Greece
Zoni
Zoni
Coordinates: 41°30′N 26°13′E / 41.500°N 26.217°E / 41.500; 26.217
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitKyprinos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community294
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationEB

Zoni (Greek: Ζώνη, Turkish: Çavuşkoy) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Zoni is in the municipal unit of Kyprinos. In 2021 its population was 294 for the municipal community, including the villages Chelidona and Mikra Doxipara. It is located close to the border with Bulgaria, south of Kyprinos village, and east of Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria. Zoni is on the Greek National Road 53 (Alexandroupoli - Aisymi - Mikro Dereio - Kyprinos - Ormenio).

Population[edit]

Year Village population Community population
1981 - 1,328
1991 310 -
2001 238 811
2011 150 449
2021 103 294

History[edit]

The village was founded by the Ottoman Turks. Its inhabitants were 3/4 Bulgarian and 1/4 Turkish before the village was annexed by Greece from Bulgaria in 1920 and before the aftermath of the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), when Greek refugees from Eastern Thrace and Asia Minor settled into the village. Its Turkish name was changed to the current Zoni.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.