Elatia, Drama

Elatia
Ελατιά

Entering the forest village of Elatia.
Elatia

Coordinates: 41°28.84′N 24°19.5′E / 41.48067°N 24.3250°ECoordinates: 41°28.84′N 24°19.5′E / 41.48067°N 24.3250°E
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Drama
Municipality Drama
Municipal unit Sidironero
Population (2001)[1]
 • Rural 0
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 66035
Area code(s) 25240

Elatia (Greek: Ελατιά, Ελατιάς), until 1927 known as Kalyvia Koutra or Kara Dere (Greek: Καλύβια Κούτρα, Καρά Ντερέ, Καράντερέ, Bulgarian: Кара дере[2][3]), is a forest village in Northern Greece near the border with Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the Karantere forest.

History

After the Russo-Turkish War the village of Elatia (Kalyvia Koutra or Karadere) remained within the borders of the Ottoman Empire and its population consisted of Pomaks.[4] and occaionally some Sarakatsani families who used to stay there in summers. It was acceded to Greece after World War I. Its name was changed from to Elatia (Ελατιάς) in 1927.[2] The village was depopulated in the period 1919–1934,[3] most probably in 1923 as a result of the Treaty of Lausanne. Since then the village remained a place for Sarakatsani in the summers, and nowadays it serves as a center of the forestry enterprise of Elatia mountain and as a tourist station and mountain refuge.

References

  1. ↑ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Λιθοξόου, Δημήτρης. Μετονομασίες των οικισμών της Μακεδονίας 1919 - 1971 (in Greek). Retrieved 3 December 2008.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Simovski, Todor (1999). Atlas Of The Inhabited Places Of The Aegean Macedonia. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu. p. 55. ISBN 975-16-1103-2.
  4. ↑ Мехмед, Хюсеин (2007). Помаците и торбешите в Мизия, Тракия и Македония (in Bulgarian). София. p. 57. Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 3 December 2008.

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