Polydroso, Thesprotia

Coordinates: 39°37′N 20°30′E / 39.617°N 20.500°E / 39.617; 20.500
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Polydroso
Πολύδροσο
Polydroso is located in Greece
Polydroso
Polydroso
Coordinates: 39°37′N 20°30′E / 39.617°N 20.500°E / 39.617; 20.500
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitThesprotia
MunicipalitySouli
Municipal unitParamythia
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community48
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Polydroso (Greek: Πολύδροσο, before 1957: Βλαχώρι - Vlachori[2]) is a small village in the municipal unit of Paramythia in Thesprotia, Greece. It is situated on a forested mountainside above the left bank of the river Thyamis, at about 450 m elevation. It is 10 km southwest of Voutsaras, 24 km northeast of Igoumenitsa and 31 km west of Ioannina. The Greek National Road 6 (Igoumenitsa - Ioannina - Larissa) passes east of the village.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1981107—    
1991154+43.9%
2001[3]86−44.2%
2011[4]73−15.1%
2021[1]48−34.2%

History[edit]

Archaeological remains in the surrounding area date as far back as the 4th century BC. The present settlement was founded around 1790, and it is documented since 1827. Many of the present residents descend from people who arrived here from the village Sotira in Dropull i Sipërm (Ano Deropoli), Albania around 1800.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

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