Fillyra ( el, Φιλλύρα) is a village and a former municipality in the
Rhodope regional unit,
East Macedonia and Thrace
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ( el, Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, translit=Anatolikí Makedonía ke Thráki, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the coun ...
,
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 with ...
. 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 the seat and a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 236.502 km
2.
In 2011 its population was 7,583. The
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
name of Fillyra is ''Sirkeli'', meaning "with vinegar".
References
Populated places in Rhodope (regional unit)
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