Neo Sidirochori (Greek: Νέο Σιδηροχώρι) is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Komotini, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 120.488 km2.[3] Population 2,213 (2021). The majority of the residents of the village descend from originally Greek refugees who had to flee from the village of Samakovo in Eastern Thrace after the Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War[4][5]

Neo Sidirochori
Νέο Σιδηροχώρι
Neo Sidirochori is located in Greece
Neo Sidirochori
Neo Sidirochori
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°01′N 25°21′E / 41.017°N 25.350°E / 41.017; 25.350
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitRhodope
MunicipalityKomotini
Area
 • Municipal unit120.5 km2 (46.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,213
 • Municipal unit density18/km2 (48/sq mi)
 • Community
1,070
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΟ

References

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  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. ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ "Προέλευση των Νεοσιδηροχωριτών". xronos.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  5. ^ Νικολάου, Μαρία (2017-09-04). "Κομοτηνή: Ημέρες μνήμης για το Νέο Σιδηροχώρι". ertnews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-14.