Nea Vyssa () is a village in the northeastern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of

Vyssa Vyssa () 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 Orestiada, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 17 ...

until 2011. It is situated near the border with

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

and the river Evros, about halfway between

Orestiada Orestiada (, Katharevousa, formerly ), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit of western Thrace, Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne a ...

and

Edirne Edirne (; ), historically known as Orestias, Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the Edirne Province, province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated from the Greek and from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second c ...

in Turkey. The nearest villages are

Kavyli Kavyli () is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Vyssa, which is part of the municipality Orestiada since 2011. It is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51 (Feres - Soufli - Or ...

to the southwest, and

Kastanies Kastanies (, meaning "chestnuts", which means "chestnut" too) is a town located in northern part of the regional unit of Evros, Greece, and is part of the municipal unit of Vyssa. It is situated at the border with Turkey. Geography Kastanies is ...

to the northwest.

History

The name of the village under Ottoman rule was ''Ahırköy (Greek: Αχυροχώρι - Achyrochori/ Bulgarian:'' Ахоркьой). After the

Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) There have been several Greco-Turkish Wars: * Orlov revolt (1770) Greeks' first major, organized Revolt against the Ottoman Empire with the support of Russia *Greek War of Independence (1821–1830), against the Ottoman Empire * First Greco-Turkish ...

Greek refugees from the village Vyssa (now Bosna, 4 km to the north in Turkey) settled in Achyrochori. It was renamed to Nea Vyssa in 1932.Name changes of settlements in Greece
/ref> The origin of the name Vyssa may be the Thracian tribe of Bessoi. The family of mathematician

Constantin Carathéodory Constantin Carathéodory (; 13 September 1873 – 2 February 1950) was a Greeks, Greek mathematician who spent most of his professional career in Germany. He made significant contributions to real and complex analysis, the calculus of variations, ...

was from old Vyssa. In 1971, OSE, in a bid to avoid using the

curve, built a cut off line just north of the village. Today, trains still call at

Ormenio Ormenio (; ; ) is the northernmost place in all of Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Trigono in the Evros regional unit of Thrace. It is situated near the right bank of the river Evros, which forms the border with Bulgaria here. On the ...

, and other stations to the north of Nea Vyssa, but no long use Karaağaç, which has since closed.

Population

Transport

The village is served by the station ''Vyssa'' on the Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad Line, with services to

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 Thrace and the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, with a population of 71,75 ...

and

References

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

History

Population

Transport

See also

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