Efxeinoupoli (
Greek
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: Ευξεινούπολη) is a small town in the Municipality of
Almyros,
Magnesia regional unit,
Thessaly
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,
Greece
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. Efxeinoupoli counts 2293 residents (2011).
History
Efxeinoupoli was created in 1906. The first residents that came in the area were Greeks, refugees from
Eastern Rumelia
Eastern Rumelia ( bg, Източна Румелия, Iztochna Rumeliya; ota, , Rumeli-i Şarkî; el, Ανατολική Ρωμυλία, Anatoliki Romylia) was an autonomous province (''oblast'' in Bulgarian, ''vilayet'' in Turkish) in the Otto ...
(de facto a part of Bulgaria). Firstly they were established in
Almyros. The building of the town started on 29 September 1907. After the
Greco-Turkish war (1919-1922) There have been several Greco-Turkish Wars:
*Greek War of Independence (1821–1830), against the Ottoman Empire
*Undeclared war in 1854 during the Crimean War, with Greek irregulars invading Ottoman Epirus (Epirus Revolt of 1854) and Thessaly
* Fir ...
Greek refugees from
Asia Minor
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came to the town of Efxeinoupoli.
The name of the town had been chosen to denote the origin of all those refugees from regions across the ''Euxeinos Pontos'' (
Black Sea
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).
Sports
The town is the home of the Athletic Club
A.E Dimitra Efxeinoupolis, who is participating in A' EPSTH.
References
External pages
Populated places in Magnesia (regional unit)
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