Neochori (, ) is a village and community in the
municipal district Paramythia in the
municipality of Souli,
Epirus
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.
History
Around the 17th century, Neochori was founded. Originally, half of the village was inhabited by Muslim
Çamen. In 1944, after the Çamen left the village, some
Sarakatsans and
Aromanians
The Aromanians () are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Albania, south-western Bulgari ...
migrated there. The Christian part of the population had to leave Neochori temporarily during the German occupation from 1941 to 1944, as part of the Balkan campaign.
The number of inhabitants in the community of Neochori amounts to 421 (2021).
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References
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Populated places in Thesprotia
Souli