Ptelea, Evros

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Ptelea
Πτελέα
Ptelea
Coordinates: 41°42′N 26°14′E / 41.700°N 26.233°E / 41.700; 26.233Coordinates: 41°42′N 26°14′E / 41.700°N 26.233°E / 41.700; 26.233
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Evros
Municipality Orestiada
Municipal unit Trigono
Population (2011)[1]
 • Rural 441
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Ptelea (Greek: Πτελέα) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Trigono. In 2011 its population was 441. It is located on the right bank of the river Evros, where it forms the border with Bulgaria. It is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad). The town was formerly known as Karagatsoudi (Καραγατσούδι) and El-Karakas (Ελ-Καράκας), its Turkish name was Karaagaç.

The nearest villages are Dikaia to its east, and Ormenio to its northwest.

Population

Year Population
1950s 1,000
1981 660
1991 569
2001 477
2011 441

History

Ptelea was founded in 1924 by refugees from Eastern Thrace. In 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan, the community of Ptelea became part of the new municipality of Trigono with 12 other former communities. At the Kallikratis reform, it became part of the municipality of Orestiada.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
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