Ellinochori, Evros
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Ellinochori is a village in the northcentral part of the Evros Prefecture
in Greece. Ellinochori is in the municipality of Didymoteicho
. Ellinochori is linked with the road connecting GR-51
/E85
(Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and roads to Metaxades
, Lavara
and Sitochori
. Its 2001 population was 756 for the village and 2,372 for the municipal district. Much of the area are flat. Ellinochori is flowed by the Erythropotamos
meaning the Red River.
, east of Bulgaria
, SSE of Svilengrad
, Bulgaria, SSW of Edirne
, Turkey, 3 km west of Didymoteicho
and west of Turkey
and the Evros River.
Turks and named it after a Bulgarian population, its name was known as (Булгаркьой or Балъ Булгаркьой Bulgarkoj or Bali-Bulgarkoj, Turkish: Balı-Bulgarköy). Its inhabitants were mostly Bulgarian. The Greeks arrived in the 19th century and formed a part of the population until the annexation of Greece from Bulgaria in 1920 and the Greco Turkish War (1919-1922) when it formed almost its entirety. Refugees east of the Evros river and from Asia Minor arrived into the village.
It became entirely Ellinochori after the annexation. 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 lost three fourths of its population between 1981 and 1991 and two thirds between 1991 and 2001 totaling to four fifths between 1981 and 2001, its inhabitants left for the larger cities and outside Greece.
). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Didymoteicho.It also has a football team named"Doxa Ellinochoriou"(greek"Δόξα Ελληνοχωρίου")meaning"Glory of Ellinochori".
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. Ellinochori is in the municipality 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...
. Ellinochori is linked with the road connecting GR-51
National Road 51 (Greece)
The Greek National Road 51 is a highway in northeastern Greece. It connects the Greek National Road 2 near Feres with the Bulgarian border near Ormenio. The main towns on the GR-51 are Didymoteicho and Orestiada. The entire GR-51 is part of the European route E85. Its length is about 128 km...
/E85
European route E85
European route E 85 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.The E 85 starts from Klaipėda runs south through Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria to Greece, ending at Alexandroupolis....
(Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and roads to 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...
, Lavara
Lavara
Lavara is a town located in the eastern part of Evros. It was the seat of the municipality of Orfeas . It is located only 2 km from Turkey and the western banks of the Evros....
and Sitochori
Sitochori, Evros
Sitochori is a village in the western part of the municipality of Didymoteicho in the northcentral Evros Prefecture. Sitochori is located southwest of Orestiada, about 10 km west of Didymoteicho and Turkey, north of Soufli, north-northeast of Alexandroupoli and east of Bulgaria...
. Its 2001 population was 756 for the village and 2,372 for the municipal district. Much of the area are flat. Ellinochori is flowed by the Erythropotamos
Erythropotamos
The Erythropotamos , Luda reka in Bulgaria is a river that flows from south of Mega Dereio next to the Ivaylovgrad municipality in southern Bulgaria and northern Greek Thrace entirely in the Evros Prefecture. Its Turkish name was Küzüldeli Su...
meaning the Red River.
Location
Ellinochori is located about 110 km north of AlexandroupoliAlexandroupoli
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:...
, east of 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...
, SSE of 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....
, Bulgaria, SSW 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...
, Turkey, 3 km west 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...
and west of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and the Evros River.
Population
| 1981 | 1,435 | - |
| 1991 | 854 | - |
| 2001 | 756 | 2,372 |
History
The village was founded by the OttomanOttoman 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...
Turks and named it after a Bulgarian population, its name was known as (Булгаркьой or Балъ Булгаркьой Bulgarkoj or Bali-Bulgarkoj, Turkish: Balı-Bulgarköy). Its inhabitants were mostly Bulgarian. The Greeks arrived in the 19th century and formed a part of the population until the annexation of Greece from Bulgaria in 1920 and the Greco Turkish War (1919-1922) when it formed almost its entirety. Refugees east of the Evros river and from Asia Minor arrived into the village.
It became entirely Ellinochori after the annexation. 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 lost three fourths of its population between 1981 and 1991 and two thirds between 1991 and 2001 totaling to four fifths between 1981 and 2001, its inhabitants left for the larger cities and outside Greece.
Other
Ellinochori has a school, church, banks, a post office, and a square (plateiaPlateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Didymoteicho.It also has a football team named"Doxa Ellinochoriou"(greek"Δόξα Ελληνοχωρίου")meaning"Glory of Ellinochori".