Didymoteicho
Didymoteicho
Διδυμότειχο | |
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Panoramic view of Didymoteicho from the walls of the fortress May 2010. The structure with the pyramidal roof is the Çelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque. | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′N 26°30′E / 41.350°N 26.500°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Thrace |
| Administrative region | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Evros |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Romylos Chatzigiannoglou (since 2019) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 565.4 km2 (218.3 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 354.1 km2 (136.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 16,060 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (74/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 13,673 |
| • Municipal unit density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Community | 8,681 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 683 00 |
| Area code(s) | 25530 |
| Vehicle registration | OP |
| Website | www.didymoteicho.gr |
Didymoteicho (Greek: Διδυμότειχο, romanized: Didymóteicho IPA: [ðiðiˈmotixo]) is a town located on the eastern edge of the Evros regional unit of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in northeastern Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town (pop. 8,681 in 2021) sits on a plain and located south east of Svilengrad, south of Edirne, Turkey and Orestiada, west of Uzunköprü, Turkey, about 20 km north of Soufli and about 90 km north of Alexandroupoli. The municipality of Didymóteicho has a land area of 565.4 km2 and a population of 16,060 inhabitants.