Elaia, Evros
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| Elati Ελαία |
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| Statistics | |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Prefecture: | Evros |
| Province: | Orestiada |
| Municipality: | Trigono |
| Municipal district: | Elaia |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
41.61575 (41° 36' 56") N 26.3162 (26° 18' 57") E |
| Population: (2001) -Village (change) -Percent of the municipality |
532 (-79 or -12.93% from 1991) 7.99% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
Evros 53 m about 200 to 300 m (northwest) |
| Postal code: | GR-680 06 |
| Car designation: | EB |
Elaia or Elea (Greek: Ελαία meaning olives, Bulgarian: Делиелес Turkish and Bulgarian Romanization: Delneles) also with the i accented 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. Plati is linked with the road connecting GR-51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and a road connecting Dikaia and Fylaki. Elaia is in the municipality of Trigono. The village is located north of the Arda River. Its 2001 population was 532 for the village. Much of the area are flat, the remainder of the area are hilly.
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[edit] Nearest places
- Spilaio, north
- Plati, east-northeast
- Pentalofos, west
- Fylaki, south
[edit] Population
| Year | Village population | Change | Percent of the municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 669 | - | - |
| 1991 | 611 | -58 or -8.7% | - |
| 2001 | 532 | -79 or -12.93% | 7.99% |
[edit] History
The village was founded during the Ottoman period by the Turks, its population was Bulgarian and Turkish. After its annexation to Greece, many Greeks from east of the Evros river began to inhabit the area. 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 population lost by over half between 1981 and 2001.
[edit] Other
Elaia has a school, church, banks, a post office, and a square (plateia). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school), a lyceum (secondary school) are in Dikaia 8 km to the north. Elaia offers a panoramic views of the mountains to the west and mountains in Bulgaria to the northwest.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Elaiaon GTP Travel Pages
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- Coordinates: Coordinates:
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Trigono |
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| Arzos (Kanada | Dikaia (Dilofos | Krios | Palli) | Elaia | Komara | Marasia | Milia | Ormenio | Pentalofos | Plati | Ptelea | Spilaio | Therapeio |
| Greece | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | Thrace | Evros Prefecture | Alexandroupoli |
