Stavroupoli is a village and a former municipality in the Xanthi peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace

East Macedonia and Thrace

East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Macedonia along with the region of Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace....

, Greece

Greece

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xanthi

Xanthi

Xanthi ; is a city in Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Xanthi peripheral unit of the periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace.-History:...

, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,090 (2001). Stavroupoli and Nestos Valley (Greek: Κοιλάδα του Νέστου) including Nestos River Tempi (Greek: Τέμπη του Νέστου) is a popular tour region and vacation target in North Greece.

During the Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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n occupation of the region in World War II

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, the village was infamous as the location of the Krastopole or Enikyoy concentration camp where Bulgarian Communist Party

Bulgarian Communist Party

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 workers and other left-wing enemies of the ruling regime were interned.

The municipal unit Stavroupoli is subdivided into the communities Dafnonas, Gerakas

Gerakas, Xanthi

Gerakas is a community in the Xanthi prefecture of Greece. It is located 14 kilometers east of Stavroupolis and 14 kilometers northwest of Xanthi. In 1981, the population of Gerakas was around 631 inhabitants. In 1991, the population declined to around 47 inhabitants. The community consists of the...

, Karyofyto

Ano Karyofyto

Ano Karyofyto is a settlement in the municipality Xanthi in the Xanthi peripheral unit of Greece. It is located north northwest of Stavroupoli and 39.9 kilometers southeast of Xanthi. In 2001, the population of the village was 162.-External links:*...

, Komnina, Neochori

Neochori, Xanthi

Neochori is a community in the municipality Xanthi in the Xanthi peripheral unit of Greece. It consists of the settlements Neochori, Ioniko, Kalyva, Kato Ioniko, Sidiropetra and Stavrochori....

, Paschalia

Paschalia

Paschalia is a settlement in the municipality Xanthi in the Xanthi peripheral unit of Greece....

and Stavroupoli. The community Stavroupoli consists of the settlements Stavroupoli, Lykodromi, Kallithea and Margariti.