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Evros was established as a prefecture in 1930 (Greek: Νομός Έβρου), when the former Thrace Prefecture was divided into the Rhodope and Evros prefectures. [3] As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the prefecture was transformed into a regional unit within the East Macedonia and Thrace region, with no change in its boundaries.
Maritsa or Maritza (Bulgarian: Марица [mɐˈrit͡sɐ]), also known as Evros (Greek: Έβρος) and Meriç (Turkish: Meriç), is a river that runs through the Balkans in Southeast Europe. With a length of 480 km (300 mi), [ 3 ] it is the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkan peninsula , and one of the largest in ...
Orestiada is only 6 km west of the banks of the Evros, which forms a natural border between Greece and Turkey. Orestiada is located 17 km north of Didymoteicho , 19 km south of Edirne , 28 km southeast of the Greek-Turkish- Bulgarian tripoint , 40 km southeast of Svilengrad , 91 km northeast of Alexandroupoli , and 212 km west of Istanbul .
Following the defeat of Greece in the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), the Greek Army under General Theodoros Pangalos retreated from Eastern Thrace to the area of Alexandroupolis. Bulgaria used the opportunity of the Greek defeat to demand that Alexandroupolis either be returned to Bulgarian control or declared a neutral zone under ...
Soufli (Greek: Σουφλί, romanized: Souflí) is a town in the Evros regional unit, Greece, notable for the silk industry that flourished there in the 19th century.The town stands on the eastern slope of the twin hill of Prophet Elias, one of the easternmost spurs on the Rhodope Mountains.
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The Evros region where Peplos is located is in the historical region of Thrace. It was ruled by various major empires throughout history, including the Roman Empire and then the Byzantine Empire . Along with the rest of the Greek mainland it was conquered by the Ottomans in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Didymoteicho is located around 12 km from Turkey and the western banks of the Evros. It is the easternmost municipality on the mainland of Greece (in its town of Pythio). In the west, much of the land is mountainous and forested, while farmlands are located in the central and the northern part.