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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The village was founded by the ] Turks, its name was known as ( |
The village was founded by the ] Turks, its name was known as (''Bektashli'', Turkish: ''Bektaşli'' from ''Bektaş'' and ''-li''). On August 8, 1913, 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. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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For other uses, see Milia (disambiguation). Settlement in Greece| Milia Μηλιά | |
|---|---|
| Settlement | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Evros |
| Municipality | Orestiada |
| Municipal unit | Trigono |
| Population | |
| • Rural | 101 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Milia (Template:Lang-el) is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kardzhali, Bulgaria, Athens, the Greek capital is nearly 1,100 km southwest. Milis is linked with the road connecting GR-51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and a road to Pentalofos and Komara. It is in the municipal unit of Trigono. Its 2001 population was 443 for the village. Much of the area are flat, the remainder of the area are hilly.
Nearest places
- Dikaia, northeast
- Spilaio, east
- Pentalofos, west
- Ptelea, northwest
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 200 |
| 2001 | 104 |
History
The village was founded by the Ottoman Turks, its name was known as (Bektashli, Turkish: Bektaşli from Bektaş and -li). On August 8, 1913, 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 Greco Turkish War (1919-1922), refugees east of the Evros river and from Asia Minor arrived into the village. It became entirely Milia immediately after the annexation. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, 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.
See also
References
- De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
External links
| 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 | |