Dadia
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Dadia is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture
in Greece located south-southwest of Orestiada
, southwest of Soufli
north of Feres
. Dadia is linked with the road connecting to the GR-51/E85
(Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormeni) to the east. Dadia is in the municipality of Soufli
. Its 2001 population was 800 for the village and 823 for the municipal district.
The name originates from a resinous pine wood which in the past was used for lighting.
. The area of the forests includes characteristic specimen in the inland ecosystem in which had formed inside from centuries with mild natural and human coexistence. The rich forest
It has preserved 36 of the 38 species of birds in Europe and includes many along with the Aquila heliaca and Aquila pomarina. It is one of the only area in Europe in which had many different birds of prey of Europe and is the only one with three of Europe's four species of eagle
.
Dadia was in the Ottoman Empire
until the Balkan Wars
of 1913 and was known as Chamkoy or (Τσιάμκιοϊ, Çamköy) meaning Pefkochori, the pine village, instead of Greece, it joined Bulgaria
since it was invaded by them and administered until the Greco-Turkish War
which finally ceded to Greece
mainly without any battles. During the Catastrophe, refugees arrived from the east and forms a majority of the population today. After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Some of its residents moved to other parts of Greece and the world. Its population lost by about two thirds of the 1981 population that made the village lost the most population in Thrace. Much of the population left for larger towns and cities as well as its suburbs around Greece and other parts of the world.
Arzos has a nearby tomb dating back to the 4th century BC.
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.
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 located south-southwest of Orestiada
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...
, southwest of Soufli
Soufli
Soufli is a city in the Evros peripheral unit, Greece, notable for the silk industry that flourished there in the 19th century. The town stands on the eastern slope of the twin hill of Prophet Elias, one of the easternmost spurs on the Rhodope Mountains...
north of Feres
Feres, Evros
Feres 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 Alexandroupoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 9,839...
. Dadia is linked with the road connecting to the GR-51/E85
E85
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(Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormeni) to the east. Dadia is in the municipality of Soufli
Soufli
Soufli is a city in the Evros peripheral unit, Greece, notable for the silk industry that flourished there in the 19th century. The town stands on the eastern slope of the twin hill of Prophet Elias, one of the easternmost spurs on the Rhodope Mountains...
. Its 2001 population was 800 for the village and 823 for the municipal district.
The name originates from a resinous pine wood which in the past was used for lighting.
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 826 | - |
| 1991 | 737 | - |
| 2001 | 800 | 823 |
Geography
Dadia is between the Thracian Plain and the Gkibrena mountains to the west. Farmlands are within the village along with the eastern portion.The nearby forest and its ecosystem
The forests of Dadia is well known and it one of the most important biological in EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The area of the forests includes characteristic specimen in the inland ecosystem in which had formed inside from centuries with mild natural and human coexistence. The rich forest
It has preserved 36 of the 38 species of birds in Europe and includes many along with the Aquila heliaca and Aquila pomarina. It is one of the only area in Europe in which had many different birds of prey of Europe and is the only one with three of Europe's four species of eagle
Eagle
Eagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
.
History
The first inhabitants of Dadia arrived to find refuge. The residents left for that large city in which it built Kornofolia which is located northerly near Sougli, the settlement of Lefkimmi and the employees of Daida were next to the forests.Dadia was in the Ottoman Empire
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...
until 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...
of 1913 and was known as Chamkoy or (Τσιάμκιοϊ, Çamköy) meaning Pefkochori, the pine village, instead of Greece, it joined 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...
since it was invaded by them and administered until the Greco-Turkish War
Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
The Greco–Turkish War of 1919–1922, known as the Western Front of the Turkish War of Independence in Turkey and the Asia Minor Campaign or the Asia Minor Catastrophe in Greece, was a series of military events occurring during the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after World War I between May...
which finally ceded to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
mainly without any battles. During the Catastrophe, refugees arrived from the east and forms a majority of the population today. 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. Some of its residents moved to other parts of Greece and the world. Its population lost by about two thirds of the 1981 population that made the village lost the most population in Thrace. Much of the population left for larger towns and cities as well as its suburbs around Greece and other parts of the world.
Arzos has a nearby tomb dating back to the 4th century BC.
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.
External links
- The Dadia forest at the Greek WWFWorld Wide Fund for NatureThe World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment, formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United States...
site - Dadia on GTP Travel Pages