Parapotamos
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| Parapotamos Παραπόταμος |
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 Parapotamos
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| Coordinates | 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.55°N 20.333°ECoordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.55°N 20.333°E |
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| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Epirus |
| Regional unit: | Thesprotia |
| Municipality: | Igoumenitsa |
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| - Population: | 1,668 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Auto: | ΗΝ |
Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος; Albanian: Varfanj) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] Population 1,668 (2001). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ^ James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
- ^ official site of Parapotamos Municipality
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