Rizia (Greek: Ρίζια) is a village in the municipal unit of
Vyssa
Vyssa ( el, Βύσσα) 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 ...
in the northern part of the
Evros regional unit in
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders wit ...
. It is situated on the right bank of the river
Ardas. The nearest large village is
Kastanies
Kastanies ( el, Καστανιές, meaning "chestnuts", tr, Kestanelik 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 ...
to its northeast, on the
Turkish border.
Population
History
Its name during the
Ottoman rule was ''Dujaros'' (Дуджарос - ''Dudzharos'' in Bulgarian). 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.
See also
*
List of settlements in the Evros regional unit
This is a list of settlements in the Evros regional unit, Greece:
* Aisymi
* Alepochori
* Alexandroupoli
* Amorio
* Ampelakia
* Antheia
* Ardani
* Arzos
* Asimenio
* Asproneri
* Asvestades
* Avas
* Chandras
* Dadia
* Didymoteicho
* Di ...
External links
*http://www.freewebs.com/rizia-evrou
*http://www.vyssa.gr/cgs.cfm?areaid=1&id=5
Rizia on GTP Travel Pages
References
{{Vyssa
Populated places in Evros (regional unit)
Vyssa