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Orfeas Avgoustidis
Orfeas (), named after the mythical musician Orpheus, is a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Soufli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its land area is . It is located in the north-central part of Evros, and borders both southeastern Bulgaria and northwestern Turkey. The seat of the municipality was in Lavara (pop. 747 in 2021). Much of the land is mountainous and forested to the west, extending up to the Rhodope regional unit. It is linked with GR-51 (Alexandroupoli – Orestiada – Edirne in Turkey and Svilengrad in Bulgaria). The town of Lávara sits on a plain. It is located SE of Svilengrad, S of Edirne, Turkey and Orestiada, and 13 km N of Soufli and 78 km N of Alexandroupoli. The municipality's next largest towns are Agriani, Mega Dereio and Amorio. History The municipality was affected by flooding of the Evros river in February and March 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Macedonia And Thrace
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ( ; , ) is one of the thirteen administrative 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 Western Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace. Administration Administrative history The region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace was established in the 1987 administrative reform as the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region (. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended, with the preexisting region in many respects inheriting status and weight of the five now abolished prefectures, Drama, Evros, Kavala, Rhodope and Xanthi. In this special case, the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace also succeeds the intermediate structure of the two super-prefectures of Drama-Kavala-Xanthi and of Rhodope-Evros into which the five prefectures had been grouped since 1994. Current status The capital of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orfeas
Orfeas (), named after the mythical musician Orpheus, is a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Soufli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its land area is . It is located in the north-central part of Evros, and borders both southeastern Bulgaria and northwestern Turkey. The seat of the municipality was in Lavara (pop. 747 in 2021). Much of the land is mountainous and forested to the west, extending up to the Rhodope regional unit. It is linked with GR-51 (Alexandroupoli – Orestiada – Edirne in Turkey and Svilengrad in Bulgaria). The town of Lávara sits on a plain. It is located SE of Svilengrad, S of Edirne, Turkey and Orestiada, and 13 km N of Soufli and 78 km N of Alexandroupoli Alexandroupolis (, ) or Alexandroupoli (, ) is a city in Greece and the capital of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit. It is the largest city in Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Evros (regional Unit)
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possible between any opposite-sex pair within the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivaylovgrad
Ivaylovgrad (, "city of Ivaylo", , Turkish :Ortaköy, "Middle Village") is a town in Haskovo Province in the south of Bulgaria set near the river Arda in the easternmost part of the Rhodope Mountains, and is the administrative centre of the homonymous Ivaylovgrad Municipality. The border with Evros, Greece is around two miles from the town centre. History Byzantine eparchial lists from the time of the 9th-10th century mention a bishop's centre by the name of Lyutitsa on the site of present-day Ivaylovgrad. According to John VI Kantakouzenos (1347–1354), his infantry reached the fortress in 1342–1343. The settlement was destroyed by the Ottoman Turks during their invasion of the Balkans in the 14th-15th century. Information about the town during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria is scarce, but it was the centre of a ''kaza'' under the name of ''Ortaköy'' in Edirne Province. Much of the Bulgarian population moved from the region due to organized robberies and internecine w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kechros
Kechros (; ) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 140.617 km2. It has a population of 1,019, as of 2021. Election Results References Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) Arriana Notes {{notelist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arriana
Arriana () is a municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Fillyra. Municipality The municipality Arriana was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Arriana *Fillyra *Kechros *Organi Organi () is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, i ... The municipality has an area of 771.175 km2, the municipal unit 178.391 km2. Election Results These results include only the municipal unit of Arriana, not the whole municipality. Notable people * Mehmet Müezzinoğlu (b. 1955), Turkish doctor and politician References Municipalities of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) Notes {{notelist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapes
Sapes ( or ) is a town and a former municipality in the Rhodope (regional unit), Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Maroneia-Sapes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 354.596 km2. The population is 6,738 (2021). Province The province of Sapes () was one of the provinces of Greece, provinces of the Rhodope Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Sapes and the municipality Arriana, except the municipal unit Organi. It was abolished in 2006. References Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) Maroneia-Sapes Provinces of Greece {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub el:Δήμος Σαπών ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meriç, Edirne
Meriç is a town in Edirne Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Meriç District.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 2,820 (2022). The mayor is Yunus Atay ( AKP). History The land was conquered by the Ottomans in 1361. Until the Balkan Wars in 1912, a part of the district was part of (back then still part of the Ottoman Empire), with the other part being con ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didymoteicho
Didymoteicho ( ) is a town located on the eastern edge of the Evros (regional unit), 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 Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupoli. The municipality of Didymóteicho has a land area of 565.4 km2 and a population of 16,060 inhabitants. Etymology "Didymoteicho" is the modern Greek form of , ''Didymóteichon'', from , ''dídymos'', "twin" and , ''teîchos'', "wall". The name first appears in 591/592, and most resulted from the refortification of the city under Justinian I (see #First Byzantine rule, below). The corrupted short form ''Dimotica'' or ''Demotica'' or variants thereof are attested in Western languages since the late 12th century (early forms ''Timoticon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metaxades
Metaxades (Greek language, Greek: Μεταξάδες, ) is a large village, municipal unit and a former municipality in the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. This lowland settlement, situated at an altitude of about 120 meters, is celebrated as the most picturesque in the wider area, and has been officially designated as a traditional settlement for its special architectural features. Location The area of Metaxades, located near the Bulgaria–Greece relations, Greek-Bulgarian border, is 28 kilometers west of Didymoteicho and three kilometers east of the border line with Bulgaria. Municipal unit In addition to being a village, Metaxades also serves as the center of the eponymous municipal unit, which is named after the village due to its size and significance, and is officially designated as the Municipal Unit of Metaxades. It forms the western part of the municipality of Didymoteicho, encompassing half of its total area with a siz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protokklisi
Protokklisi ( meaning the first church, ) is a village and a community in the central part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Protoklissi is in the municipal unit of Orfeas. In 2021 its population was 776 for the community, including the village Agriani. Protokklisi is located about 15 km northwest of Soufli, in the valley of a right tributary of the river Evros. Population History The name of the village during the Ottoman rule was Bashklise (Başkilise in Turkish, Башклисе ''Bašklise'' in Bulgarian). In 1830, it had 100 Bulgarian families, in 1878 and 1912 the village had 105 Bulgarian families. According to professor Lyubomir Miletich, the 1912 population contained 100 Bulgarian families. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. As a result its Bulgarian population was exchanged with Greek refugees, mainly from today's Turkey. People * Pano Angelov (Пано Ангелов, 1879–1903), Bulgarian revolution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
