Feres, Evros

Feres (Greek: Φέρες) is a town and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Alexandroupoli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 411.160 km2.[3] Population 8,551 (2011). Feres is linked with the GR-2 or the Egnatia Odos (Alexandroupoli - Kavala - Thessaloniki - Kozani - Igoumenitsa) and the GR-51 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio. The Evros river along with Turkey is to the east and also includes the entire delta to the south.

For the municipality in the Magnesia prefecture, see Feres, Magnesia.
Feres

Φέρες
Feres
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°52′N 26°10′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityAlexandroupoli
Municipality established1986
 • Municipal unit411.2 km2 (158.8 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
8,551
 • Municipal unit density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Community
 • Population5,659 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
685 00
Vehicle registrationEB
Websitewww.feres.gr
www.evrosferes.gr

Feres was founded in the 11th century by the Byzantine Greek emperor Isaac I Komnenos. Like the rest of the Greek mainland, it was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in the Middle Ages, until it was taken by Bulgaria in 1913 following Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913. In 1920, as a result of the Treaty of Neuilly and subsequent agreements, the town was given to Greece.

The municipality was created in 1986 and included the settlements of Ardanio, Doriskos, Feres, Kavisos, Monastiraki and Poros. Under the Capodistrian Plan (2539/1997) in 1997, the old communities of Peplos, Pylaia and Tryfilli joined the municipality.[4]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Feres is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

  • Ardanio
  • Doriskos (Doriskos, Monastiraki)
  • Feres (Feres, Poros)
  • Kavisos
  • Peplos (Peplos, Vrysoula, Gemisti, Kipoi)
  • Pylaia (Pylaia, Koila, Melia)
  • Tryfilli (Tryfilli, Itea)

Population
YearVillage populationMunicipality population
19815,309-
19914,657-
20015,2069,839
20115,4578,551

Notable people
  • Church of the Monastery of Theotokos Kosmosoteira
  • Surviving art in the church
  • Interior of the church dome
  • Church interior
  • Tower near the church
  • View over Feres from the tower
  • Waterfall and pool
  • River leading from the waterfall
  • Waterfall close to centre of Feres
  • View of waterfall and pool
  • Old bridge close to the waterfall

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. "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.


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