Dovras () is a former municipality in

Imathia Imathia ( ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Central Macedonia, within the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia. The capital of Imathia is the ...

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. Its name comes from the

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''Dobra'' meaning "Good". Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

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, of which it is a municipal unit. In 2021 its population was 4,388. Its area is 104.123 km². The seat of the municipality was in Agios Georgios. The municipality was created at the 1997

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. The road from Veroia to Edessa runs through Dovras. Its main industry is agriculture especially its peach production. In the post-civil war time, there were built houses for young victims of the civil war by the Swiss, as well as founded manufacturies for vocational training (apprenticeship).

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Dovras is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Agios Georgios *Agia Marina *Patrida (Patrida, Kali Panagia) *Trilofo *Fyteia (Fyteia, Agios Nikolaos, Kostochori, Lianovrochi)

References

Populated places in Imathia Veria {{CentralMacedonia-geo-stub bg:Доврас el:Δήμος Δοβρά