Spilaio (Greek: Σπήλαιο meaning

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) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in

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. It is in the municipal unit of

Trigono Trígono (, , meaning "triangle") is a former municipality in the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Orestiada, of which it is a muni ...

. It is in a relatively flat, agricultural area. The nearest larger villages are

Dikaia Dikaia (, ) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Dikaia was the seat of the former municipality of Trigono, and is part of the municipality Orestiada since 2011. In 2021, its population was 557 for the communit ...

to its north, and Plati to its southeast.

Population

History

The village was founded by the Ottoman Turks, it was known as ''İspitli'' then. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. As a result its Bulgarian and Turkish population was exchanged with Greek refugees, mainly from today's Turkey.

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{{Trigono Populated places in Evros (regional unit) Orestiada

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