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Amorio Αμόριο
Community
Amorio
Coordinates: 41°18′N 26°26′E / 41.300°N 26.433°E / 41.300; 26.433
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Evros
Municipality	Soufli
Municipal unit	Orfeas
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population
• Community	317
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	680 04
Area code(s)	25530

Amorio (Greek: Αμόριο, romanized: Amório, IPA: [aˈmoɾi.o]) is a village in the municipal unit of Orfeas, northeastern Evros, Greece. It is situated at 2 km from the right bank of the river Evros, that forms the border with Turkey here. Amorio is 6 km northeast of Lavara, 7 km southwest of Didymoteicho and 21 km west of Uzunköprü (Turkey). The Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Svilengrad) and the railway from Alexandroupoli to Didymoteicho pass through the village.

Historical population

History

After the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, the area of Western Thrace became part of Bulgaria. As a result of the 1919 Treaty of Neuilly, it became a part of Greece. Amorio suffered damage from floods in 2005.

See also

• List of settlements in the Evros regional unit

External links

• http://www.e-evros.gr/index.php?lang=en

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.

• Populated places in Evros (regional unit)
• Soufli
• Orfeas