Asvestades

Asvestades
Ασβεστάδες
Asvestades
Coordinates: 41°21′N 26°21′E / 41.350°N 26.350°E / 41.350; 26.350Coordinates: 41°21′N 26°21′E / 41.350°N 26.350°E / 41.350; 26.350
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Evros
Municipality Didymoteicho
Municipal unit Didymoteicho
Community
  Population 302
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Asvestades (Greek: Ασβεστάδες) is a village in the municipality of Didymoteicho in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is 14 km west of the centre of Didymoteicho, in the hills south of the river Erythropotamos. It was known as "Kireççiler" during Ottoman rule. It was annexed to Greece in 1920. The nearest larger village is Kyani to its northeast.

Population

Year Population
1991 367
2001 302

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