Zeytinliköy, also known by its former

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name Ágioi Theódoroi ( el, Άγιοι Θεόδωροι), is a village on the island of

Imbros Imbros or İmroz Adası, officially Gökçeada (lit. ''Heavenly Island'') since 29 July 1970,Alexis Alexandris, "The Identity Issue of The Minorities in Greece And Turkey", in Hirschon, Renée (ed.), ''Crossing the Aegean: An Appraisal of the 1 ...

in northwestern

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Geography

It is located just 3km west of the only town of the island, Çınarlı (or in

Panagia Balomeni), and 10km west from the central port of the island. It stands at an altitude of approximately 100m nearby

Kastri hill Kastri ( el, Καστρί) may refer to several places in Greece: * Kastri, Arcadia, a village in the municipality North Kynouria, Arcadia * Kastri, Attica, a city quarter in Nea Erythraia in Athens * Kastri, Crete, a village in the Chania regiona ...

History and Demographics

The village is one of the oldest settlements of the island of

that is still inhabited. There are 3

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es in the village. The village had a total population of 135 in 2018, a notable increase since 2007, when it only had 86 inhabitants.ÇANAKKALE GÖKÇEADA ZEYTİNLİKÖY KÖYÜ YILLARA GÖRE NÜFUS VERİLERİ
www.nufusune.com It is one of the few predominantly Greek Orthodox settlements in

, with the Greek population ranging at around 80%, and has a Greek mayor,

Efstratios Zounis Eustratius or Eustratios, in modern transliteration Efstratios (Greek: Εὐστράτιος/Greek: Ευστράτιος) is a Greek given name. Its diminutive form is Stratos (Greek: Στράτος) or Stratis (Greek: Στρατής or Greek: Στ ...

.Ο αγώνας για το γυμνάσιο της Ίμβρου
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Kathimerini ''Kathimerini'' (Greek: Η Καθημερινή, pronounced kaθimeriˈni meaning ''The Daily'') is a daily, political and financial morning newspaper published in Athens. Its first edition was printed on September 15, 1919. and it is considered ...

A Greek minority primary school and kindergarten are operating in the village. Evolution of population of the village:

Notable people

Apostolos Christodoulou Apostolos Christodoulou ( el, Απόστολος Χριστοδούλου) was a Greek priest, theologist and Metropolitan bishop of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Biography Christodoulou was born in 1856 in Agios Theodoros of ...

(1856-1917), Greek theologist and priest *

Bartholomew I of Constantinople Bartholomew I ( el, Βαρθολομαῖος Αʹ, , tr, I. Bartholomeos; born 29 February 1940) is the 270th archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch, since 2 November 1991. In accordance with his title, he is regarded as the ''pr ...

(1940-), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople *

Archbishop Iakovos of America Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America ( el, Ιάκωβος; born Demetrios Koukouzis (Δημήτριος Κουκούζης); July 29, 1911 – April 10, 2005) was the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America ...

(1911-2005) *Spyros Meletzis (1906-2003), Greek photographerΣπύρος Μελετζής: Ο «φακός» της Εθνικής Αντίστασης - Συγκλονιστικά ντοκουμέντα
13 November 2017, www.alfavita.gr

References

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