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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| The village was founded by the ] Turks, its name was known as (''Siderli |
The village was founded by the ] Turks, its name was known as (''Siderli'' from ''Sider'' and ''-li'' meaning village?). The village battled with the Turks and handed to the Bulgarians. At the end of the Bulgarian rule, 200 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 Plati immediately after the annexation. After ] and the ], many of its buildings were rebuilt. Electricity 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. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Settlement in Greece| Plati Πλάτη | |
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| Settlement | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Evros |
| Municipality | Orestiada |
| Municipal unit | Trigono |
| Population | |
| • Rural | 606 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Plati (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 Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Athens, the Greek capital is nearly 1,100 km to the southwest. Plati is linked with the road connecting GR-51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and several villages including Pentalofos. Plati is in the municipal unit of Trigono. Its 2001 population was 477 for the village. The village is located between the Evros valley and the hills and mountains to the west, Bulgaria is bordered to the west. Plati is the third northernmost place in Greece.
Nearest places
- Ormenio, north
- Plati, northeast
- Pentalofos, northeast
- Komara, south
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 599 |
| 1991 | 603 |
| 2001 | 601 |
History
The village was founded by the Ottoman Turks, its name was known as (Siderli from Sider and -li meaning village?). The village battled with the Turks and handed to the Bulgarians. At the end of the Bulgarian rule, 200 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 Plati immediately after the annexation. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Electricity 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.
See also
External links
References
- De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
| 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 | |