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Elatia (Drama), Greece
Encyclopedia
Elatia until 1927 known as Kara Dere , is a forest village in Northern Greece
near the border with Bulgaria
. It is the administrative center of the Karantere
forest.
and its population consisted of Pomaks
. It was acceded to Greece
after World War I
. Its name was changed from Kara Dere (Καρά Ντερέ) to Elatias (Ελατιάς) in 1927. The village was depopulated in the period 1919–1934, most probably in 1923 as a result of the Treaty of Lausanne
. Since then the village serves as a center of the forestry enterprise of Karantere
and as a tourist station and mountain refuge.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
near the border with Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. It is the administrative center of the Karantere
Karantere
Karantere is a mostly forested area located in the central and northern parts of the Drama Prefecture in Greek Macedonia that extends along the Greek-Βulgarian border. Karantere is 90% covered by the forest of Elatia and contains the forest village of Elatia...
forest.
History
After the Russo-Turkish War the village of Elatia (Karadere) remained within the borders of the Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
and its population consisted of Pomaks
Pomaks
Pomaks is a term used for a Slavic Muslim population native to some parts of Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. The Pomaks speak Bulgarian as their native language, also referred to in Greece and Turkey as Pomak language, and some are fluent in Turkish,...
. It was acceded to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Its name was changed from Kara Dere (Καρά Ντερέ) to Elatias (Ελατιάς) in 1927. The village was depopulated in the period 1919–1934, most probably in 1923 as a result of the Treaty of Lausanne
Treaty of Lausanne
The Treaty of Lausanne was a peace treaty signed in Lausanne, Switzerland on 24 July 1923, that settled the Anatolian and East Thracian parts of the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire. The treaty of Lausanne was ratified by the Greek government on 11 February 1924, by the Turkish government on 31...
. Since then the village serves as a center of the forestry enterprise of Karantere
Karantere
Karantere is a mostly forested area located in the central and northern parts of the Drama Prefecture in Greek Macedonia that extends along the Greek-Βulgarian border. Karantere is 90% covered by the forest of Elatia and contains the forest village of Elatia...
and as a tourist station and mountain refuge.