Nea Sinopi Explained

Nea Sinopi
Name Local:Νέα Σινώπη
Type:community
Periph:Epirus
Periphunit:Preveza
Population:762
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:39.0833°N 63.4°W
Licence:ΡΖ
Caption Skyline:The village Archangelos

Nea Sinopi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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.

Population

Year Population village Population community
1991 563 919
2001 693 1,038
2011 533 864
2021 486 762

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.

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