Anthia
Άνθεια
Anthia is located in Greece
Anthia
Anthia
Coordinates: 40°52′N 25°59′E / 40.867°N 25.983°E / 40.867; 25.983
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityAlexandroupoli
Municipal unitTraianoupoli
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
781
Community
[1]
 • Population1,226 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
68100

Anthia (Greek: Άνθεια) is a village in the southern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Anthia is located near the old Greek National Road 2 between Alexandroupoli and Feres. It is 10 km east of the centre of Alexandroupoli. Anthia was the seat of the municipality of Traianoupoli, and a municipal district within that municipality, together with the village Aristino. In 2011 its population was 781 for the village and 1,226 for the municipal district. The settlements was created with the migration of Arvanites from Turkey in 1923. They largely originate from the inhabitants of the villages of Qytezë and Sultanköy. [2]

Villages

Population

Year Village population Municipal district population
1981 - -
1991 725 -
2001 862 1,308
2011 781 1,226

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References

  1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ Kotsoglou, Despina (2018). «Τα δημογραφικά και κοινωνικά χαρακτηριστικά των Αρβανιτών της Θράκης. Democritus University of Thrace. p. 38. Οι οικισμοί του νότιου Έβρου: το Τυχερό, το Τάρσιο, ο Πυρόλιθος, οι Φέρες, ο Πέπλος, οι Κήποι, το Αρδάνιο και τα Άνθεια, δημιουργήθηκαν με την μετανάστευση των Αρβανιτών από την Ανατολική Θράκη το 1923. Προήλθαν κυρίως από τους κατοίκους των χωριών Ιμπρίκ Τεπέ και Σουλτάνκιοϊ (βλ. Χάρτη 8).
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