Asvestades Explained

Asvestades
Name Local:Ασβεστάδες
Type:community
Periph:East Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:Evros
Municipality:Didymoteicho
Municunit:Didymoteicho
Population:148
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:41.35°N 47°W

Asvestades (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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
2011 192
2021 148

See also