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'''Milia''' ({{langx|el|Μηλιά}}, also Μηλέα - ''Milea'') is a village in the northern part of the ], ]. It is in the municipal unit of ]. It is on the left bank of the river ], and on the border with ]. The nearest larger places are ] to its east, and ] (Bulgaria) to its southwest.
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'''Milia''' (Greek, Modern: Μηλιά, Katharevoussa: Μηλέα), older form: '''Milea''' also with an a e accented is a village in the northwestern part of the ] in Greece located west of ] and ], southeast of ] and ], Bulgaria, north of ] and east of ], Bulgaria, ], the Greek capital is nearly 1,100 km northeast. Milis is linked with the road connecting ]/] (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and a road to ] and ]. It is in the municipality of ]. Its 2001 population was 443 for the village. Much of the area are flat, the remainder of the area are hilly.

==Nearest places==

*], northeast
*], east
*], west
*], northwest


==Population== ==Population==
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| 1991 || 200
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| 2001 || 104
| 1991 || 200 || || - <!--|| /km² -->
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| 2011 || 54
| 2001 || 104 || -96 or -48% || 15.63% <!--|| /km² -->
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| 2021 || 28
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==History== ==History==


The village was founded by the ] Turks, and was known as ''Bektaşlı'' then. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. As a result its Bulgarian and Turkish population was exchanged with Greek refugees, mainly from today's Turkey.
The village was founded by the ] Turks, its name was known as (Бекташли ''Bektashli'', Turkish: ''Bektaşli'' from ''Bektaş'' and ''-li''). In ], ], the village battled with the Turks and handed to the Bulgarians. At the end of the Bulgarian rule, Bulgarians moved northward into the remainder of Bulgaria which is now north, the remainder of the Turks were pushed to the western portion of today's Turkey. During the ], refugees east of the Evros river and from Asia Minor arrived into the village. It became entirely Milia immediately after the annexation. After ] and the ], many of its buildings were rebuilt. 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. The village's population lost by over half between 1991 and 2001.

==Other==
Milia has a school, a , church, banks, a post office, and a square ('']''). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school), a lyceum (secondary school). Milia offers a panoramic views of the mountains to the west and mountains in Bulgaria to the northwest.


==See also== ==See also==


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==References== ==References==
*{{GEOnet|-824071}} {{reflist}}

==External links==
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*'''Map and aerial photos''':
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*Coordinates: {{coord|41|34|0|N|26|10|0|E|type:city(104)_region:GR|display=inline,title}}
{{Trigono}} {{Trigono}}


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Latest revision as of 09:52, 24 October 2024

Community in Greece
Milia Μηλιά
Community
Milia is located in GreeceMiliaMilia
Coordinates: 41°34′N 26°10′E / 41.567°N 26.167°E / 41.567; 26.167
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitTrigono
Population
 • Community28
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Milia (Greek: Μηλιά, also Μηλέα - Milea) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit, Greece. It is in the municipal unit of Trigono. It is on the left bank of the river Arda, and on the border with Bulgaria. The nearest larger places are Kyprinos to its east, and Ivaylovgrad (Bulgaria) to its southwest.

Population

Year Population
1991 200
2001 104
2011 54
2021 28

History

The village was founded by the Ottoman Turks, and was known as Bektaşlı then. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. As a result its Bulgarian and Turkish population was exchanged with Greek refugees, mainly from today's Turkey.

See also

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.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Orestiada
Municipal unit of Kyprinos
Municipal unit of Orestiada
Municipal unit of Trigono
Municipal unit of Vyssa
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