Chrysoupoli is a town and a former municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace

East Macedonia and Thrace

East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Macedonia along with the region of Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace....

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestos

Nestos (municipality)

Nestos is a municipality in the Kavala peripheral unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Chrysoupoli. It was named after the river Nestos.-Municipality:...

, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Population 15,678 (2001). It was known as "Sarışaban" during Ottoman rule. It was kaza centre in Drama

Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...

 sanjak at Selanik Vilayet

Salonika Province, Ottoman Empire

The Vilayet of Salonica was an Ottoman province from 1867 to 1912. In the late 19th century it reportedly had an area of .The vilayet was bounded by the Principality , of Bulgaria on the north; Eastern Rumelia on the northeast ; Edirne Vilayet on the east; the Aegean Sea on the south; Monastir...

 before the Balkan Wars

Balkan Wars

The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...

. It was first occupied by Bulgaria during the First Balkan War but was then taken by the Greek Army on the 11th of July, 1913. It was also occupied by Bulgaria between 1941-1944 during 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...

. Its old name was Sapaioi between 1913-1929.