Amaxades

Amaxades
Αμαξάδες
Amaxades
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°07′N 25°04′E / 41.117°N 25.067°E / 41.117; 25.067Coordinates: 41°07′N 25°04′E / 41.117°N 25.067°E / 41.117; 25.067
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Rhodope
Municipality Iasmos
 • Municipal unit 34.3 km2 (13.2 sq mi)
Elevation 52 m (171 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 1,773
 • Municipal unit density 52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration ΚΟ

Amaxades (Greek: Αμαξάδες, Bulgarian: Арабаджи, Turkish: Arabacıköy) is a village and a former community in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Iasmos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 34.300 km2.[3] The population is 1,773 (2011). South of the village are the remains of the ancient town Anastasiopol (Anastasiopolis) later known as Peritheorion, Peritor (Bulgarian: Буроград) medieval fortress of the Bulgarian sebastocrator Momchil and center of the bishop of Anastasiopol in the Traianopol episcopy of the Constantinople Patriarchate.ref>ЕПАРХИЙСКИТЕ ЦЕНТРОВЕ И ТЕХНИТЕ КАТЕДРАЛИ</ref>[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ↑ Anastasioupolis


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