Polydroso, Thesprotia

Polydroso
Πολύδροσο
Polydroso
Coordinates: 39°37′N 20°30′E / 39.617°N 20.500°E / 39.617; 20.500Coordinates: 39°37′N 20°30′E / 39.617°N 20.500°E / 39.617; 20.500
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Thesprotia
Municipality Souli
Municipal unit Paramythia
Community[1]
 • Population 73 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Polydroso (Greek: Πολύδροσο, before 1957: Βλαχώρι - Vlachori[2]) is a small village in the municipal unit of Paramythia in Thesprotia, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 73. 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

Year Population
1981 107
1991 154
2001 127
2011 73

History

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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
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