Megali Doxipara
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Megali Doxipara is a village in the municipality of Orestiada
in the northern part of the Evros Prefecture
in Greece. Chandra are connected with two roads connecting the GR-51 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Nea Vyssa - Ormenio) and a minor paved road with Mikri Doxipara. The area are mainly made up of hills and mountains, farmlands dominate the area. The municipal boundaries with Kyprinos
is to the west, Trigono
to the north and Didymoteicho
to the south.
, 26 km northwest of Didymoteicho
, 26,5 km west of the Turkish
border and Edirne
, north-northeast of Alexandroupoli
and about 1,010 km northeast of Athens
and east-southeast of Ormenio
, the Bulgaria
n border and Svilengrad
.
in 1920, prior it was ruled by the Ottomans
. It became entirely Megasli Doxipara after the annexation, between 1913 and 1920, the Bulgarian-Turkish border was near the area. After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s, Fast Internet (aDSL) is not available yet. The village's decline in population was several in the prefecture that did not lost as much, it lost by around a third between 1991 and 2001.
In the year 1994-95 the square of the village was renovated.
The name during the Ottomans Empire was Dugantzi, as the old people of the village say. Dugas in the local dialect is the Eagle, because of the big number of the eagles it took the name Dugantzi.
Orestiada
Orestiada is the northeasternmost and northernmost city of Greece and the second largest city of the Evros peripheral unit of Thrace. The population is around 25,000. Orestiada is only 2 km west of the banks of the Evros, which forms a natural border between Greece and Turkey...
in the northern part of the Evros Prefecture
Evros Prefecture
Evros is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace. Its name is derived from the river Evros, which appears to have been a Thracian hydronym. Evros is the northernmost regional unit. It borders Turkey to the east, across the river Evros, and it...
in Greece. Chandra are connected with two roads connecting the GR-51 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Nea Vyssa - Ormenio) and a minor paved road with Mikri Doxipara. The area are mainly made up of hills and mountains, farmlands dominate the area. The municipal boundaries with Kyprinos
Kyprinos
Kyprinos is a town and a former municipality in the Evros peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestiada, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 1,157 for the village and 2,915 for the municipal...
is to the west, Trigono
Trigono
Trígono is a former municipality in the Evros peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Orestiada, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is 6,656 . The seat of the municipality was in Dikaia. Its area is...
to the north and Didymoteicho
Didymoteicho
Didymóteicho is a town located in the eastern part of the Evros peripheral unit of Thrace, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town sits on a plain and located south east of Svilengrad, south of Edirne, Turkey and Orestiada, west of Uzunköprü, about 20 km north...
to the south.
Location
Megali Doxipara is located about 23 km west of OrestiadaOrestiada
Orestiada is the northeasternmost and northernmost city of Greece and the second largest city of the Evros peripheral unit of Thrace. The population is around 25,000. Orestiada is only 2 km west of the banks of the Evros, which forms a natural border between Greece and Turkey...
, 26 km northwest of Didymoteicho
Didymoteicho
Didymóteicho is a town located in the eastern part of the Evros peripheral unit of Thrace, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The town sits on a plain and located south east of Svilengrad, south of Edirne, Turkey and Orestiada, west of Uzunköprü, about 20 km north...
, 26,5 km west of the Turkish
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
border and Edirne
Edirne
Edirne is a city in Eastern Thrace, the northwestern part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Edirne served as the capital city of the Ottoman Empire from 1365 to 1453, before Constantinople became the empire's new capital. At present, Edirne is the capital of the Edirne...
, north-northeast of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli , is a city of Greece and the capital of the Evros peripheral unit in Thrace. Named after King Alexander, it is an important port and commercial center of northeastern Greece.-Name:...
and about 1,010 km northeast of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and east-southeast of Ormenio
Ormenio
Ormenio is the northernmost place in all of Greece. It is located in the municipal unit of Trigono in the Evros Prefecture of Thrace, immediately south of the Bulgarian border. Ormenio is located west-northwest of Orestiada, about 200 km north of Alexandroupoli, about 40 km west of...
, the 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...
n border and Svilengrad
Svilengrad
Svilengrad is a town in Haskovo Province, South-central Bulgaria, situated at the border of Turkey and Greece. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Svilengrad Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 18,132 inhabitants....
.
Nearest place
- ChandrasChandrasChandras is a village in the municipality of Orestiada in the northern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece. The area is mainly made up of hills and mountains, farmlands dominate the area.-Location:...
, east - Vryssi, south
- Doxa, SSW
- Chelidona
- Mikri Doxipara,
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 550 |
| 1991 | 467 |
| 2001 | 410 |
History
It was annexed to GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in 1920, prior it was ruled by the Ottomans
Ottoman 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...
. It became entirely Megasli Doxipara after the annexation, between 1913 and 1920, the Bulgarian-Turkish border was near the area. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s, Fast Internet (aDSL) is not available yet. The village's decline in population was several in the prefecture that did not lost as much, it lost by around a third between 1991 and 2001.
In the year 1994-95 the square of the village was renovated.
The name during the Ottomans Empire was Dugantzi, as the old people of the village say. Dugas in the local dialect is the Eagle, because of the big number of the eagles it took the name Dugantzi.