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| '''Thourio |
'''Thourio''' (Greek: Θούριο) is a village in the northern part of the ], in ]. Thourio belongs to the municipality of ]. It is located between Orestiada to the north and ] to the south, about 4 km west of the river ], that forms the border with ] here. The nearest villages are ] to the north and Sofiko to the south. Thourio lies 30 metres above sea level and is a lowland village with a fertile plain. | ||
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==History== | ||
| In the present position of Thourio during the Ottoman Empire was a Turkish village, Urlu. With the exchange of populations in 1922, it was inhabited by the Greek Christian inhabitants who came to Urlu from various other parts of Thrace, mainly eastern Thrace. The refugee inhabitants of Thourio were mainly farmers. During the 20th century, the development of Thourio's economy was mainly based on the cultivation of the land, however, later some engaged in trade, others became craftsmen, and others servants. Some of the inhabitants of Thourio emigrated to other parts of Greece, particularly in the 60's when almost half of the village's population immigrated to countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Brazil, Australia and elsewhere. | |||
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| ==Population== | ==Population== | ||
| Today approximately 500 people live permanently in Thourio and are engaged in agriculture, trade or are employees of the private or public sector or are retired. | |||
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| In Thourio there is a church, a special education school, a rural doctor's office and other small businesses as well as the community store of the local district of Thourio in the municipality of Orestiada. | |||
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| In Thourio you can also find a small football club "ASPIS", and dance group "TO ELEFTHEROCHORI". | |||
| ! Year !! Population | |||
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| | 1981 || 2,245 | |||
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| | 1991 || 722 | |||
| |- | |||
| | 2001 || 706 | |||
| |} | |||
| The village has historically also been settled by ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kotsoglou |first1=Despina |title=«Τα δημογραφικά και κοινωνικά χαρακτηριστικά των Αρβανιτών της Θράκης |date=2018 |publisher=Democritus University of Thrace |quote=Τον Οκτώβριο του 1922, ο ελληνισμός της περιοχής εγκαταλείπει την Ανατολική Θράκη και μεταναστεύει στην Ελλάδα. Οι βόρειοι Αρβανίτες εγκαθίστανται ως επί το πλείστον σε χωριά του βορείου Έβρου: Δίκαια, Καβύλη, Σάκκο, Κλεισσώ, Νέο Χειμώνιο, Θούριο, Σοφικό, Ασημένιο, Ρήγιο, Πύθιο, Απαλός και Λυκόφη |page=16, 52}}</ref> | |||
| ==History== | |||
| ''Urlu'', as turks named the present Thourio, was ruled by the ] until the First ] in ]. It was a important train-station on the line ]-]. Urlu joined to ] in 1912 during the First Balkan War and according to the ]. The ] return it to Turkey, but pretty soon the Turkey-Bulgarian 1915 Convention restored Bulgarian sovereignty and the town named ''Kableshkovo''. It become a part of Bulgaria until the ] after which ceded to ] and receive the present name. After the ] many of bulgarians were displaced. In ] as a result of ], refugees arrived from ] and ] forms a majority of the today population. After the ] and the ], many of the buildings were rebuilt, but after the following years many of the inhabitants move to the larger towns and cities as well as its suburbs around Greece and other parts of the world. The small town lose by about 2/3 of its citizens and that made it the village lost the most population in Thrace. | |||
| Famous people from Thourio include actor ] and singer ] who represented Greece in the ]. | |||
| Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s. | |||
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==Transport== | ||
| ===Road=== | |||
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| Thourio is on the ] (Feres - Soufli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad) | |||
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| The settlement has a ] on the ]. | |||
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| ==See also== | |||
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| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Thourio Θούριο | |
|---|---|
| Community | |
  Thourio | |
| Coordinates: 41°26′N 26°33′E / 41.433°N 26.550°E / 41.433; 26.550 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Evros |
| Municipality | Orestiada |
| Municipal unit | Orestiada |
| Population | |
| • Community | 471 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OP |
Thourio (Greek: Θούριο) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit, in Greece. Thourio belongs to the municipality of Orestiada. It is located between Orestiada to the north and Didymoteicho to the south, about 4 km west of the river Evros, that forms the border with Turkey here. The nearest villages are Neo Cheimonio to the north and Sofiko to the south. Thourio lies 30 metres above sea level and is a lowland village with a fertile plain.
History
In the present position of Thourio during the Ottoman Empire was a Turkish village, Urlu. With the exchange of populations in 1922, it was inhabited by the Greek Christian inhabitants who came to Urlu from various other parts of Thrace, mainly eastern Thrace. The refugee inhabitants of Thourio were mainly farmers. During the 20th century, the development of Thourio's economy was mainly based on the cultivation of the land, however, later some engaged in trade, others became craftsmen, and others servants. Some of the inhabitants of Thourio emigrated to other parts of Greece, particularly in the 60's when almost half of the village's population immigrated to countries such as Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Brazil, Australia and elsewhere.
Population
Today approximately 500 people live permanently in Thourio and are engaged in agriculture, trade or are employees of the private or public sector or are retired. In Thourio there is a church, a special education school, a rural doctor's office and other small businesses as well as the community store of the local district of Thourio in the municipality of Orestiada. In Thourio you can also find a small football club "ASPIS", and dance group "TO ELEFTHEROCHORI".
The village has historically also been settled by Arvanites.
Famous people from Thourio include actor Yannis Stankoglou and singer Stefania Liberakakis who represented Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
Transport
Road
Thourio is on the Greek National Road 51 (Feres - Soufli - Didymoteicho - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad)
Rail
The settlement has a station on the Alexandroupolis–Svilengrad line.
See also
References
- "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.
- Kotsoglou, Despina (2018). «Τα δημογραφικά και κοινωνικά χαρακτηριστικά των Αρβανιτών της Θράκης. Democritus University of Thrace. p. 16, 52.
Τον Οκτώβριο του 1922, ο ελληνισμός της περιοχής εγκαταλείπει την Ανατολική Θράκη και μεταναστεύει στην Ελλάδα. Οι βόρειοι Αρβανίτες εγκαθίστανται ως επί το πλείστον σε χωριά του βορείου Έβρου: Δίκαια, Καβύλη, Σάκκο, Κλεισσώ, Νέο Χειμώνιο, Θούριο, Σοφικό, Ασημένιο, Ρήγιο, Πύθιο, Απαλός και Λυκόφη
| Subdivisions of the municipality of Orestiada | |
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| Municipal unit of Kyprinos | |
| Municipal unit of Orestiada | |
| Municipal unit of Trigono | |
| Municipal unit of Vyssa | |