| Elatia Ελατιά |
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Entering the forest village of Elatia. |
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Elatia
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit: | Drama |
| Municipality: | Drama |
| Municipal unit: | Sidironero |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 0 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Postal: | 66035 |
| Telephone: | 25240 |
Elatia (Greek: Ελατιά, Ελατιάς), until 1927 known as Kara Dere (Greek: Καρά Ντερέ, Καράντερέ, Bulgarian: Кара дере[1][2]), is a forest village in Northern Greece near the border with Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the Karantere forest.
After the Russo-Turkish War the village of Elatia (Karadere) remained within the borders of the Ottoman Empire and its population consisted of Pomaks.[3] It was acceded to Greece after World War I. Its name was changed from Kara Dere (Καρά Ντερέ) to Elatias (Ελατιάς) in 1927.[1] The village was depopulated in the period 1919–1934,[2] most probably in 1923 as a result of the Treaty of Lausanne. Since then the village serves as a center of the forestry enterprise of Karantere and as a tourist station and mountain refuge.