Rizia (Greek: Ρίζια) is a village in the municipal unit of
Vyssa 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 to its northeast, on the
Turkish border.
Population
History
Its name during the
Ottoman rule
Ottoman is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Uthman ( ar, عُثْمان, ‘uthmān). It may refer to:
Governments and dynasties
* Ottoman Caliphate, an Islamic caliphate from 1517 to 1924
* Ottoman Empire, in existence fro ...
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