Rizia (Greek: Ρίζια) is a village in the municipal unit 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 ...
in the northern part of the
Evros regional unit in
Greece
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. It is situated on the right bank of the river
Ardas. The nearest large village is
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 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.
Notable People
* Giorgos Batatoudis: entrepreneur, PAOK's former owner
*
Dimitris Nalitzis
Dimitris Nalitzis (; born 25 January 1976) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He is the current team manager of AEK Athens.
Over the course of 11 seasons (17 overall) he amassed Superleague Greece totals o ...
, International football player
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
* ...
External links
*http://www.freewebs.com/rizia-evrou
*http://www.vyssa.gr/cgs.cfm?areaid=1&id=5
References
{{Vyssa
Populated places in Evros (regional unit)
Orestiada
Vyssa