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Community in Greece
Asimenio Ασημένιο
Community
Asimenio is located in GreeceAsimenioAsimenio
Coordinates: 41°24′N 26°34′E / 41.400°N 26.567°E / 41.400; 26.567
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityDidymoteicho
Municipal unitDidymoteicho
Elevation50 m (160 ft)
Population
 • Community248
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code683 00
Vehicle registrationEB

Asimenio (Greek: Ασημένιο) is a village in the municipality of Didymoteicho in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is about 8 km northeast of the centre of Didymoteicho. It is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51 (Alexandroupoli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada - Ormenio). The nearest larger villages are Sofiko to the north, and Pythio to the southeast.

Population

Year Population
1981 697
1991 498
2001 424
2011 334
2021 248

The village has historically also been settled by Arvanites.

See also

Notes

  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.
  2. Kotsoglou, Despina (2018). «Τα δημογραφικά και κοινωνικά χαρακτηριστικά των Αρβανιτών της Θράκης. Democritus University of Thrace. p. 16, 52. Τον Οκτώβριο του 1922, ο ελληνισμός της περιοχής εγκαταλείπει την Ανατολική Θράκη και μεταναστεύει στην Ελλάδα. Οι βόρειοι Αρβανίτες εγκαθίστανται ως επί το πλείστον σε χωριά του βορείου Έβρου: Δίκαια, Καβύλη, Σάκκο, Κλεισσώ, Νέο Χειμώνιο, Θούριο, Σοφικό, Ασημένιο, Ρήγιο, Πύθιο, Απαλός και Λυκόφη
Subdivisions of the municipality of Didymoteicho
Municipal unit of Didymoteicho
Municipal unit of Metaxades
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