Administrative Region : East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit : Kavala
Dipotamos (Διπόταμος) Kavala
Dipotamos or Dipotamo (until 1926 Tsailik[1]) is a mountainous village in the Municipality of Nestos, Kavala regional unit, in the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace. According to the 2021 census, it had 40 residents, down from 45 in 2011. It is located at an altitude of 680 meters, built amphitheatrically on the western slopes of Christos peak in the Lekani mountains, at the northeastern edge of the prefecture of Kavala. It is located 45 kilometers northeast of Kavala.[2] The village is known for its springs and is the only one in the area where there are watermills.[3]
At the beginning of the 20th century, it was one of the largest villages in the area. Dipotamos had approximately 1,100 inhabitants, all Muslims, while after the population exchange, it had a purely refugee population, after the settlement of 95 families.[4] According to the 1928 census, it had 391 inhabitants, while its population increased to 659 inhabitants in the 1940 census.[5] Dipotamos was designated the seat of the Dipotamos community in 1934 and with the Kapodistrias program it was incorporated into the municipality of Oerino.[6]
A Pontic festival is organized in the village every August.[3]
References
"Tsailik -- Dipotamon". Pandektis. National Documentation Center. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"Dipotamos". diakopes.gr. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"At the gates of eternal paradise". Ethnos. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
"Refugee settlement - Kavala Office (Kavala)". Dimitris Lithoxou. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
"The population of the Sari Saban area (Chrysoupoli)". Dimitris Lithoxou. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
"Dipotamon (Kavala)". Administrative changes of settlements. EETAA. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
| Municipal unit Oreino |
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| Community Agios Kosmas |
| Agios Kosmas (Άγιος Κοσμάς, ο) |
| Σκοπός, ο |
| Community Dipotamos |
| Dipotamos (Διπόταμος, ο) |
| Community Dysvato |
| Dysvato (Δύσβατο, το) |
| Στεγνόν, το |
| Community Elafochori |
| Elafochori (Ελαφοχώρι, το) |
| Community Kechrokampos |
| Kechrokampos (Κεχρόκαμπος, ο) |
| Community Lekani |
| Lekani (Λεκάνη, η) |
| Community Makrychori |
| Κρυονέρι, το |
| Makrychori (Μακρυχώρι, το) |
| Νικητές, οι |
| Πλατανιά, η |
| Community Platamonas |
| Platamonas (Πλαταμών, ο) |
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