Sterna, Evros
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Sterna Στέρνα | |
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Location | |
Sterna | |
Coordinates | 41°34′N 26°28′E / 41.567°N 26.467°ECoordinates: 41°34′N 26°28′E / 41.567°N 26.467°E |
Government | |
Country: | Greece |
Administrative region: | East Macedonia and Thrace |
Regional unit: | Evros |
Municipality: | Orestiada |
Municipal unit: | Vyssa |
Population statistics (as of 2001)[1] | |
Village | |
- Population: | 869 |
Other | |
Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Sterna (Greek: Στέρνα) is a settlement in the Evros regional unit of Greece. It is located around 9 kilometers west of Nea Vyssa and northwest of Orestiada, on low hills between the rivers Evros and Arda.
Population
Year | Population |
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1981 | 1,015 |
1991 | 1,008 |
2001 | 867 |
History
Sterna was ruled by the Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars of 1913, when it joined Bulgaria. After the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) it was ceded to Greece.
See also
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References
- ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 793 KB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
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