Neo Cheimonio

Neo Cheimonio (Greek: Νέο Χειμώνιο) is a village in the municipality of Orestiada in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is 6 km south of the centre of Orestiada. Neo Cheimonio is situated on the Greek National Road 51 (Feres - Soufli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad), and has a station on the Ormenio - Didymoteicho railway. It is about 5 km west of the river Evros, that forms the border with Turkey here. The nearest village is Thourio to the south. It was annexed by Greece in 1920, prior it was ruled by the Ottomans.

Neo Cheimonio

Νέο Χειμώνιο
Neo Cheimonio
Coordinates: 41°27′N 26°33′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitOrestiada
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
444
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationOP

Population

YearPopulation
1981650
1991606
2001621
2011444

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