Orfeas
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 Orfeas (Ορφέας) |
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| Coordinates | 41°16′ N 26°23′ E |
| Country | Greece |
| Periphery | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Prefecture | Evros |
| Population | 6,146 source (2001) |
| Area | 643.3 km² |
| Population density | 10 /km² |
| Elevation | 20 m |
| Postal code | 680 04 |
| Area code | 25530 |
| Licence plate code | OP |
Orfeas, named after the mythical musician Orpheus, is one of the largest municipalities and the least populated municipality in the prefecture of Evros, Greece. The seat of the municipality is in Lavara. Much of the land is mountainous and forested to the west hovering the central and the western part of the prefecture extending up to the Rhodope prefecture. It is linked with GR-51 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Edirne in Turkey and Svilengrad in Bulgaria). The town sits on a plain. It is located SE of Svilengrad, S of Edirne, Turkey and Orestiada, and 13 km N of Soufli and 78 km N of Alexandroupoli.
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[edit] Municipal districts (Communities)
[edit] Nearest places
- Didymoteicho, NE
- Kissari, east
- Mandra, west
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population |
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| 1981 | 2,117 | - | - |
| 1991 | 2,173 | 54/26.4% | 4,392 |
| 2001 | 1,580 | - | 6,146 |
[edit] Geography
Forests dominate the river banks and parts of the plain. Much of the area are used for farming. The main production are cattle, fruits and vegetables and some flowers. The mountains dominate further west.
[edit] History
The town were rare affected by the Evros river flooding of February 17 to 22, 2005. Flood warnings were reported that time. It devastated much of the town on Wednesday March 2, 2005 and continued for several days. On Friday March 4, flood waters plummeted slowly. It amounted up to 5 m or 5,000 mm of rainfall causing the rover to overflow its banks. It flooded buildings, properties and stores. It also left people stranded in their homes and buildings. 50 houses were damaged. It was the worst flooding in nearly 50 years. The rail south of Lavara and near the station were also flooded and was closed that time.
[edit] Other
Lavara has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches, banks, a police station, a water tower, a post office, a library, and a square (plateia).
[edit] External links
- http://thesaurus.duth.gr/english/moredata.asp?Perioxh_ID=42&Subj=255
- Evros floods
- Critical hours in Lavara during the floods - pathfinder.gr
- http://www.imerisia.gr/pages/01002000001. asp?
- http://orfeas.evros.gr/lavara.htm (in Greek)
[edit] See also
- Ta lavara tis AEK
- Ta lavara tis PAOK
- Lavaro
| Northwest: Bulgaria | North: Metaxades | Northeast: Didymoteicho | |
| West: Kechros (community) |
Orfeas | East: Turkey | |
| Southwest: Alexandroupoli and Ariana | South: Soufli |
| Municipalities of the Evros Prefecture |
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| Alexandroupoli • Didymoteicho • Feres • Kyprinos • Metaxades • Orestiada • Orfeas • Samothrace • Soufli • Traianoupoli • Trigono • Tychero • Vyssa |
