Pythio

For the village in Larissa, see Pythio, Larissa.
Pythio
Πύθιο

Pythio railway station
Pythio

Coordinates: 41°22.85′N 26°36.64′E / 41.38083°N 26.61067°ECoordinates: 41°22.85′N 26°36.64′E / 41.38083°N 26.61067°E
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Evros
Municipality Didymoteicho
Municipal unit Didymoteicho
Lowest elevation 55 m (180 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 683 00
Area code(s) 25520

Pythio (Greek: Πύθιο, Bulgarian: Кулели Бургас, Turkish:Kuleliburgaz) is a village in the eastern part of Didymoteicho municipality, Evros regional unit, Greece. It is 16 km east of the centre of Didymoteicho, on the right bank of the river Evros, where it forms the border with Turkey. There is no border crossing near Pythio. Pythio is a railway junction where the railway to Ormenio and Bulgaria branches off the main line from Thessaloniki to Istanbul through Alexandroupoli and Uzunköprü. Pythio was known as Kuleliburgaz during Ottoman rule.[1] Railway reached Pythio in 1871 and a 112 km extension to Dedeağaç was opened in 1874. The railway was built by the Chemins de fer Orientaux (CO), managed by Maurice de Hirsch.

The community of Pythio consists of the villages Pythio, Rigio and Stathmos Pythiou (Pythio railway station). The nearest villages are Petrades to the south and Asimenio to the northwest.

Historical population

Year Town population Municipal district population
1981 1,186 -
1991 734 951
2001 556 747

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References

  1. ↑ I. Zartaloudis, D. Karatolos, D. Koutelidis, G. Nathenas, S. Fasoulas, A. Filippoupolitis, A. (1997). Οι Ελληνικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι (Hellenic Railways) (in Greek). Μίλητος (Militos). pp. 115–123. ISBN 960-8460-07-7.

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