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List Of Settlements In The Rhodope Regional Unit ...
This is a list of notable settlements in the Rhodope regional unit, Greece: * Aigeiros * Amaxades * Aratos * Arisvi * Arriana * Fillyra * Gratini * Iasmos * Imeros Rodopis * Kalchas, Rhodope * Kechros * Kizari * Komotini * Maroneia * Neo Sidirochori * Organi * Sapes * Sostis By municipality {{Maroneia-Sapes div See also *List of municipalities and communities in Greece (1997–2010) *List of municipalities of Greece (2011) * Rhodope Rhodope may refer to: * Rhodope (mythology), a figure of Greek mythology * Rhodope Mountains, in Bulgaria and Greece * Rhodope (regional unit), of Greece * Rhodope (province), a Roman and Byzantine province * 166 Rhodope, an asteroid * Rhodope (genu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodope (regional Unit)
Rhodope ( el, Ροδόπη, ''Rodópi'' ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the Rhodope Mountains, which cover the northern part of its territory. Together with the regional units Evros and Xanthi, it forms the geographical region of Western Thrace. The capital of the prefecture is the city of Komotini. The second largest town is Sapes. Most of the Muslims of Thrace, the only officially recognized minority in Greece, are settled in this area, where they form around half of the regional unit's population. Geography Rhodope borders on the regional unit Xanthi to the west and Evros to the east, and on Bulgaria's Kardzhali Province to the north. The Aegean Sea lies to the south. The eastern Rhodope Mountains cover the northern part of the regional unit. Apart from the mountainous areas, the territory consists mainly of farmland, forests and grasslands. The southern and the central part have a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kechros
Kechros ( el, Κέχρος; bg, Мерикос, translit=Merikos; tr, Mehrikoz) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana Arriana ( el, Αρριανά) 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 ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 140.617 km2. It has a population of 1,222, as of 2011. References Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities Of Greece (2011)
According to the Kallikratis Programme, since 1 January 2011 Greece, with an amendment in 2019, is divided into 332 municipalities, grouped into the 13 regions of Greece The regions of Greece ( el, περιφέρειες, translit=periféries) are the country's thirteen first-level administrative entities, each comprising several second-level units, originally known as prefectures and, since 2011, as regional ....Law 4600/2019 page 1164. References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities And Communities In Greece (1997–2010)
From 1 January 2011, in accordance with the Kallikratis plan, the administrative system of Greece was drastically overhauled. For the current list, see ''List of municipalities of Greece (2011)''. This is an alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece from 1997 to 2010, under the Kapodistrias Plan. For an ordered list of cities with population over 10,000 see List of cities in Greece. See also * List of settlements in Achaea *List of settlements in Aetolia-Acarnania * List of settlements in Arcadia *List of settlements in Argolis * List of settlements in the Arta regional unit *List of settlements in Attica *List of settlements in Boeotia *List of settlements in Cephalonia *List of settlements in Chalkidiki *List of settlements in the Chania regional unit *List of settlements in the Chios regional unit *List of settlements in the Corfu regional unit *List of settlements in Corinthia * List of settlements in the Cyclades *List of settlements in the Dodecanese * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sostis
Sostis ( el, Σώστης; tr, Susurköy) is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Iasmos Iasmos ( el, Ίασμος; tr, Yassıköy; ) is a town and a municipality in the Rhodope regional unit of Thrace, Greece. It is built on the side of the Rhodope Mountains. Although references about the village date back to the 16th Century, it i ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 229.190 km2. The population was 6,334 in 2011. References Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub el:Δήμος Ιάσμου#Δημοτική ενότητα Σώστου ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapes
Sapes ( el, Σάπες) is a town and a former municipality in the 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 8,383 (2011). Province The province of Sapes ( el, Επαρχία Σαπών) was one of the 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 Organi ( el, Οργάνη, tr, Hemetli) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana Arriana ( el, Αρριαν .... It was abolished in 2006. References Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) Provinces of Greece {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub el:Δ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organi
Organi ( el, Οργάνη, tr, Hemetli) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana Arriana ( el, Αρριανά) 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 ..., of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 215.665 km2. Population 2,183 (2011). References Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Sidirochori
Neo Sidirochori ( el, Νέο Σιδηροχώρι, tr, Cambaz, bg, Нов Самоков) is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Komotini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 120.488 km2. Population 2,778 (2011). The majority of the residents of the village descend from originally Pomak refugees who had to flee from the village of Samakovo in Eastern Thrace Eastern may refer to: Transportation *China Eastern Airlines, a current Chinese airline based in Shanghai * Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways * Eastern Air Lines, a defunct American airline that operated from 1926 to 1991 *Eastern Air ... after the Greek defeat in the Greco-Turkish War References Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit) Komotini {{EMacedoniaThrace-geo-stub el:Δήμος Κομοτηνής#Δημοτική ενότητα ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroneia
Maroneia ( el, Μαρώνεια) is a village and a former municipality in 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 a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 287.155 km2. Population 6,350 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in Xylagani. History In legend, it was said to have been founded by Maron, a son of Dionysus, or even a companion of Osiris. According to Pseudo-Scymnus it was founded by Chios in the fourth year of the fifty-ninth Olympiad (540 BCE). According to Pliny, its ancient name was Ortagures or Ortagurea. It was located on the hill of Agios Charalampos, and archaeological findings date it as a much older and as a pure Thracian city. Herodotus says it belonged to the Cicones. Maroneia was close to the Ismaros mentioned by Homer in the ''Odyssey''. Some scholars identify Maroneia with his Ismaros. Homer has Odysseus plundering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komotini
Komotini ( el, Κομοτηνή, tr, Gümülcine, bg, Комотини) is a city in the region of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Rhodope. It was the administrative centre of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture until its abolition in 2010, by the Kallikratis Plan. The city is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973. Komotini is home to a sizeable Turkish speaking Muslim minority. They were excluded from the 1923 population exchange. Komotini has population of65.107 /Https://elstat-outsourcers.statistics.gr/Census2022%20GR.pdf citizens Built at the northern part of the plain bearing the same name, Komotini is one of the main administrative, financial and cultural centers of northeastern Greece and also a major agricultural and breeding center of the area. It is also a significant transport interchange, located 795 km NE of Athens and 281 km NE of Thessaloniki. The presence of the Democritus University of Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kizari
Cizari or Kizari ( grc, ἡ Κίζαρι), also called Icizari or Ikizari (Ἰκίζαρι), was a settlement and fort of ancient Pontus, in the district Phazemonitis, on Lake Stiphane. It was deserted in Strabo's time, and there was a palace built near it. Its site is located southwest of Lâdik Ladik is a city of Samsun Province, Turkey on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Selim Özbalci (AKP). History Laodicea Pontica or Laodicea ( grc, Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodíceia and Laodíkeia, was a He ..., Asiatic Turkey. References Populated places in ancient Pontus Former populated places in Turkey History of Samsun Province Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Turkey {{Samsun-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalchas, Rhodope
Kalchas ( el, Κάλχας, tr, Kalfa), is a village and a community in the municipality of Komotini, in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It is located in a flat area, 5 km northeast of Komotini. The community consists of the villages Kalchas, Iampolis, Megali Ada and Mytikas. At the 2021 census, the population was 1,074 for the community. The village is crossed by a small stream (known locally by the name ''Trelocheimarros''), tributary of the Vozvozis, that often overflows during the winter causing problems in transportation. In 2011 the Army has placed a military bridge over the stream that improved significantly the transportation. The main occupation of the village residents is the cultivation of tobacco. Just outside the village passes the vertical axis of Egnatia Odos (A2) which leads to the Greek-Bulgarian border. (Komotini - Nymphaea - Makaza - Kardzhali Kardzhali ( bg, Кърджали , ''Kărdžali''; tr, Kırcaali; gr, Κάρ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
