Didymoteicho Municipality

Didymoteicho ( ) is a town located on the eastern edge of the Evros regional unit of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in northeastern Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town (pop. 8,681 in 2021) sits on a plain and located south east of Svilengrad, south of Edirne, Turkey and Orestiada, west of Uzunköprü, Turkey, about 20 km north of Soufli and about 90 km north of Alexandroupoli. The municipality of Didymóteicho has a land area of 565.4 km2 and a population of 16,060 inhabitants.

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Didymoteicho
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Didymotichou.svg
Greek Dimos.periph: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Evros
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 16060
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 565.4
Greek Dimos.pop_municunit: 13673
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 354.1
Greek Dimos.pop_community: 8681
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.elevation: 31

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Etymology
Geography
Climate
Municipality
Communities
Province
History
Antiquity
Medieval era
Ottoman era
Modern era
Landmarks
Transport
Rail
Historical population
Notable people
Gallery
See also
References
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==Etymology== "Didymoteicho" is the modern Greek form of , Didymóteichon, from , dídymos, "twin" and , teîchos, "wall". The name first appears in 591/592, and most resulted from the refortification of the city under Justinian I (see below).