Trigono
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Trígono 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. Its population is 6,656 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was in Dikaia
. Its area is 392.538 km². It is the country's northernmost municipal unit. It borders Bulgaria
to the north and Turkey
to the northeast, one of the municipalities bordered in Bulgaria is Svilengrad
. The municipality was created in 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan. It is nicknamed the Mesopotamia of Evros which has the Arda
river, all of the villages are north of the river. Much of its geography are situated in a plain that stretches to the Bosporus
in Turkey, the hills dominate the western portions with lower ones in the centre.
Its seal is the northern portion of Evros with a blue in the middle and village names along with its forests in the middle. It has the Greek names Βουλγαρία ("Bulgaria") and Τουρκία ("Turkey") at the top in which it borders. The seal is bilingual in Greek and English.
Turkish rule until the Balkan Wars
, after, it ceded to Bulgaria and remain for the next seven years and finally joined the rest of Greece
. After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt. Many of the houses were stone-built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same decade. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computers and the Internet in the 1990s.
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 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...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is 6,656 (2001 census). The seat of the municipality was in Dikaia
Dikaia
Dikaia is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Athens, the Greek capital, is nearly 1,100 km southwest...
. Its area is 392.538 km². It is the country's northernmost municipal unit. It borders 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...
to the north and 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...
to the northeast, one of the municipalities bordered in Bulgaria is 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....
. The municipality was created in 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan. It is nicknamed the Mesopotamia of Evros which has the Arda
Arda
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Arda is the name given to the Earth in a period of prehistory, wherein the places mentioned in The Lord of the Rings and related material once existed...
river, all of the villages are north of the river. Much of its geography are situated in a plain that stretches to the Bosporus
Bosporus
The Bosphorus or Bosporus , also known as the Istanbul Strait , is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with the Dardanelles...
in Turkey, the hills dominate the western portions with lower ones in the centre.
Its seal is the northern portion of Evros with a blue in the middle and village names along with its forests in the middle. It has the Greek names Βουλγαρία ("Bulgaria") and Τουρκία ("Turkey") at the top in which it borders. The seal is bilingual in Greek and English.
Information
The area of Trigono was under 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...
Turkish rule 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...
, after, it ceded to Bulgaria and remain for the next seven years and finally joined the rest of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. 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...
, its buildings were rebuilt. Many of the houses were stone-built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same decade. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computers and the Internet in the 1990s.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Trigono is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- ArzosArzosArzos is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Orestiada, far from Dikaia and 166 km north of Alexandroupoli. Arzos is part of the municipal unit of Trigono...
(Arzos, Kanadas) - DikaiaDikaiaDikaia is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Athens, the Greek capital, is nearly 1,100 km southwest...
(Dikaia, Dilofos, Krios, Palli) - ElaiaElaia, EvrosElaia is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali, Bulgaria, Athens, the Greek capital is nearly 1,100 km northeast...
- TherapeioTherapeioTherapeio is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Therapeio is in the municipal unit of Trigono...
- KomaraKomaraKomara is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located south of Svilengrad, Bulgaria west of Orestiada, north of Soufli and north-northeast of Alexandroupoli. Komara is linked with the road connecting to the GR-51/E85 to the east. Komara is in the municipal unit...
- Marasia
- MiliaMilia, EvrosMilia is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kardzhali, Bulgaria, Athens, the Greek capital is nearly 1,100 km southwest...
- OrmenioOrmenioOrmenio 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...
- PentalofosPentalofos, EvrosPentalofos is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Pentalofos is in the municipal unit of Trigono. Its 2001 population was 665...
- PetrotaPetrotaPetrota is a village at the northernmost point of Greece, part of the municipal unit Trigono.It was created around 1530 by Greeks that moved there from Epirus and Malta. In the decade of 1960 its population was 5,000. In the 1970s a lot of people from Petrota migrated to western Europe, especially...
- PlatiPlati, EvrosPlati is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Athens, the Greek capital is nearly 1,100 km to the southwest...
- PteleaPtelea, EvrosPtelea is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Ptelea is linked with the GR-51/E85 . It is part of the municipal unit of Trigono...
- SpilaioSpilaio, EvrosSpilaio , older forms: -on is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Edirne , southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad , north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali . It is in the municipal unit of Trigono...
Population
| Year | Municipality population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,706 |
| 2001 | 6,656 |
External links
| North: 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... (along with 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.... ) | Northeast: 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... (along ith 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... ) | |
| West: 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... | Trigono | East: 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... (along with Edirne) |
| South: Kyprinos Kyprinos 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... | Southeast: 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... |