Parapotamos
For other uses, see Parapotamos (disambiguation).
| Parapotamos Παραπόταμος | |
|---|---|
  Parapotamos | |
|
Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°ECoordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Thesprotia |
| Municipality | Igoumenitsa |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,668 |
| Community | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Vehicle registration | ΗΝ |
Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος; Albanian: Varfanj) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Population 1,668 (2001). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.[3][4]
References
- ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ↑ James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
- ↑ official site of Parapotamos Municipality
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.