Kastanitis, Xanthi
Greece /
Xanthi /
Kallithea /
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/ Xanthi
/ Kallithea
, 4 km from center (Καλλιθέα)
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Kastanitis (Greek: Καστανίτης) is a settlement in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece. It is part of the community Karyofyto. Before the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923, Kastanitis was inhabited by Turks. The name of the village is derived from the numerous chestnut trees present in the area. At one time, the local school at Kastanitis was able to provide education to 76 students. The population of Kastanitis in 1920 was around 281 inhabitants. In 1961, the population dramatically dropped to around 127 inhabitants and by 1971, there were only 24 inhabitants in the village.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastanitis
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Coordinates: 41°15'0"N 24°41'38"E
- Plovdivtsi 21 km
- Sivino 23 km
- Elhovets 24 km
- Chepintsi 25 km
- Arda 25 km
- Ribnitsa 28 km
- Voykova Laka 28 km
- Mogilitsa 28 km
- Smilyan 29 km
- Byala Reka 29 km
- Kaliva 7.4 km
- Xanthi Municipality 8.7 km
- Forest Village of Erymanthos 9 km
- Trachoni, Drama 12 km
- Peripheral unit of Xanthi 18 km
- Paranesti Municipality 19 km
- Rudozem Municipality 24 km
- Myki Municipality 25 km
- Peripheral Unit of Drama 41 km
- Rhodope National Park 52 km