Nea Vyssa
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Nea Vyssa is a village in the southern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Vyssa
from the late 1990s until 2011. Nea Vyssa is connected by 2 roads to the GR-51 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiata - Nea Vyssa - Ormenio) and has a road link to Edirne
in Turkey. Its 2001 population was 545 for the settlement and 1,120 for the municipal district. The area is flat. The OSE's Alexandroupoli - Kastanies railway line runs nearly 1 km to the west.
border and about 10 km southwest of Edirne
, north of Orestiada
, north-northeast of Alexandroupoli
and about 1,010 km northeast of Athens
(old: 1,015 km) and east-southeast of Ormenio
, the Bulgaria
n border and Svilengrad
.
were descended from Vosnochori.
Its name under Ottoman rule
was Ahorkoy, (Ahorkoj or the same as its name in Bulgarian, Ахоркьой). It was annexed to Greece
between 1912 and 1920, it was in the line where it had the Greek population prior to the annexation. During the Greco Turkish War (1919-1922), refugees east of the Evros river and from Asia Minor occasionally came to the village. Vyssa (now Bosna) was reconquered by the Turks along with Sideropetra (Demirtaş), and its residents moved to what it became Nea Vyssa. It became entirely Achyrochori (Αχυροχώρι) and later Nea Vyssa 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. Computers and access to the internet arrived in the late 1990s. The village lost three fourths of its population between 1981 and 1991 and two thirds between 1991 and 2001, totaling nearly half between 1981 and 2001; its inhabitants left for the larger cities and outside Greece.
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...
from the late 1990s until 2011. Nea Vyssa is connected by 2 roads to the GR-51 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiata - Nea Vyssa - Ormenio) and has a road link to 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...
in Turkey. Its 2001 population was 545 for the settlement and 1,120 for the municipal district. The area is flat. The OSE's Alexandroupoli - Kastanies railway line runs nearly 1 km to the west.
Location
Nea Vyssa is located southwest of the TurkishTurkey
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 about 10 km southwest 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...
, north 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...
, 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...
(old: 1,015 km) 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....
.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 3,935 |
| 1991 | 3,302 |
| 2001 | 2,844 |
History
The origin of the name dates back to ancient times, as warriors of Vissa. Older homes were built with a stylistic kind. The family of Constantin CarathéodoryConstantin Carathéodory
Constantin Carathéodory was a Greek mathematician. He made significant contributions to the theory of functions of a real variable, the calculus of variations, and measure theory...
were descended from Vosnochori.
Its name under Ottoman rule
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...
was Ahorkoy, (Ahorkoj or the same as its name in Bulgarian, Ахоркьой). It was annexed to Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
between 1912 and 1920, it was in the line where it had the Greek population prior to the annexation. During the Greco Turkish War (1919-1922), refugees east of the Evros river and from Asia Minor occasionally came to the village. Vyssa (now Bosna) was reconquered by the Turks along with Sideropetra (Demirtaş), and its residents moved to what it became Nea Vyssa. It became entirely Achyrochori (Αχυροχώρι) and later Nea Vyssa 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. Computers and access to the internet arrived in the late 1990s. The village lost three fourths of its population between 1981 and 1991 and two thirds between 1991 and 2001, totaling nearly half between 1981 and 2001; its inhabitants left for the larger cities and outside Greece.