Echinos
Sign in to saveEchinos (; , Shahin) is a village and a community in the municipality Myki. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Myki, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 2,780 inhabitants in the community. The community of Echinos covers an area of 85.691 km2.
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Place details
- Locality
- Εχίνος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 2,162
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 673 00
- Greek Dimos.name
- Echinos
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- ΕχίνοςШахин
- Greek Dimos.type
- community
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- East Macedonia and Thrace
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Xanthi
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Myki
- Greek Dimos.municunit
- Myki
- Greek Dimos.population
- 2780
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area
- 85.691
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 333
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +2486
- Elevation
- +333
- Image
- 20091128 Ehinos Xanthi Thrace Greece 1.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Administrative division
- Geography
- Population
- Notable people
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Echinos (; , Shahin) is a village and a community in the municipality Myki. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Myki, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 2,780 inhabitants in the community. The community of Echinos covers an area of 85.691 km2.
== History == thumb|right|150px|Karaca Ahmet Tekke Mosque in Echinos. According to the legend Echinos was founded during the 1360s by Lala Shahin Pasha, hence its old name Shahin.