Megali Doxipara

Megali Doxipara
Μεγάλη Δοξιπάρα
Megali Doxipara
Coordinates: 41°30′N 26°17′E / 41.500°N 26.283°E / 41.500; 26.283Coordinates: 41°30′N 26°17′E / 41.500°N 26.283°E / 41.500; 26.283
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Evros
Municipality Orestiada
Municipal unit Orestiada
Population (2011)[1]
  Rural 302
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration OP

Megali Doxipara (Greek: Μεγάλη Δοξιπάρα) is a village in the municipality of Orestiada in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Megali Doxipara is located about 23 km west of the centre of Orestiada. The nearest villages are Doxa to the south, Chandras to the east and Zoni to the west.

Population

YearPopulation
1981550
1991467
2001410
2011302

History

Before 1913 it was ruled by the Ottomans. The village was known as Dugantzi then. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. As a result, its Bulgarian and Turkish population was exchanged with Greek refugees, mainly from today's Turkey.

See also

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
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