Nea Sinopi

Nea Sinopi
Αρχάγγελος

The village Archangelos
Nea Sinopi
Coordinates: 39°05′N 20°43.4′E / 39.083°N 20.7233°E / 39.083; 20.7233Coordinates: 39°05′N 20°43.4′E / 39.083°N 20.7233°E / 39.083; 20.7233
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Preveza
Municipality Preveza
Municipal unit Zalongo
Population (2001)[1]
  Rural 693
Community
  Population 1038
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration ΡΖ

Nea Sinopi (Greek: Νέα Σινώπη) is a village and a community of Preveza regional unit, in the region of Epirus, in western Greece. The community consists of the villages Nea Sinopi and Archangelos. It is situated between low hills, at about 40 m elevation. It is about 15 kilometers north of the town of Preveza. Its population in 2001 was 693 for the village, and 1,038 for the community.

Population

Year Population village Population community
1991 563 919
2001 693 1,038

History

Archangelos and Neo Sinopi were founded in 1922, as a result of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Many of the refugees were from a village near modern Sinop.

The Roman aqueduct

In Archangelos, there are some remains of the Roman aqueduct of ancient Nicopolis. The Roman aqueduct, 50 km long, carried the water from the springs of Louros to two cisterns in the Nymphaeum of Nikopolis. It was constructed after the foundation of Nikopolis by Octavianus Augustus.

Sunset at Archangelos
Remains of the Roman aqueduct in Archangelos, Preveza

External links

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
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