Neochori, Evros
Encyclopedia
Neochori is a village and a municipal district in the municipality of Orestiada
in the northern part of the Evros Prefecture
in Greece
. The municipal district includes the village Patagi.
and Metaxades
. The municipal boundary with Vyssa
is around 3 km north. Neochori is located 27 km NNW of Didymoteicho
, about 231 km south of Edirne
, 5 km west km west of the Evros and the Turkish
, north-northeast of Alexandroupoli
and about 1,010 km northeast of Athens
.
The nearest places are:
in 1920, prior it was ruled by the Ottomans
. It adopted its current name after the annexation, refugees flowed into the village and the Turkish population was displaced eastward. 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. The village's decline in population was the be a few in the municipality to regain its population.
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
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The municipal district includes the village Patagi.
Geography
It is just 7 km west of the centre of Orestiada. Neochori is linked with road connecting the GR-51 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Nea Vyssa - Ormenio) and Chelidon which links a road with KyprinosKyprinos
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...
and Metaxades
Metaxades
Metaxades 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 Didymoteicho, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 874 for the village, 914 for the community and...
. The municipal boundary with Vyssa
Vyssa
Vyssa 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. Population 8,184 . The seat of the municipality was in Nea Vyssa. It is named after a...
is around 3 km north. Neochori is located 27 km NNW 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...
, about 231 km south of 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...
, 5 km west km west of the Evros and 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...
, 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...
.
The nearest places are:
- SternaSterna, EvrosSterna is a settlement in the Evros prefecture of Greece. It is located around 9 kilometers west southwest of Nea Vyssa. Sterna is linked with the road linking Nea Vyssa along with the Greek National Road 51/E85 ....
, north (distance: 7 km) - Lepti, east (distance: 1 km)
- Patagi, SSW (distance: 6 km)
- ValtosValtos, EvrosValtos is a village in the municipality of Orestiada in the northern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece. It is 17 km west of the centre of Orestiada on the GR-51 and Valtos Kyprinos and another road with Fylakio, it is located between Orestiada and Lepti...
, west (distance: 10 km)
Population
| Year | Neochori village | Patagi | Municipal district |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,612 | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,138 | - | - |
| 2001 | 1,159 | 278 | 1,437 |
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 adopted its current name after the annexation, refugees flowed into the village and the Turkish population was displaced eastward. 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. The village's decline in population was the be a few in the municipality to regain its population.