Ftelia is a village in the Drama regional unit, in northeastern Greece. Its population is 612 (2021 census). Ftelia means "elm tree" in Greek. The village is situated 9 km to the south of the city of Drama in

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, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of

Kalampaki Kalampaki ( el, Καλαμπάκι, formerly Καλαμπάκιον) is a village and a former municipality in the Drama regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Doxa ...

. Many of the village's residents are descendants of Greeks who fled from the Northern Thrace region of Bulgaria during the

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. Ftelia has a kindergarten. It also has a football team, "Aris Ftelias", which competes in the prefecture of Drama amateur division.

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{{Doxato div Populated places in Drama (regional unit) Doxato