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'''Marasia''' (Greek: Μαράσια, Turkish: ''Maraş'') 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. Marasia is linked with the road connecting ]/] (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and a road to Pentalofos and ]. The ] river flows to the south. Recent recorded floods did not affect the village except for the southern portion. Marasia is in the municipal unit of ]. Its 2001 population was 797 for the village and 1,177 for the municipal district. Dikaia is located about 1 km south of the ] river and is mainly flat. Across the river is ]. '''Marasia''' (Greek: Μαράσια, Turkish: ''Maraş'') is a village in the northwestern part of the ] in ]. Marasia is part of the municipal unit of ]. Its 2001 population was 198. It is situated between the rivers ] and ], close to their confluence. The Evros forms the border with ] here, and the Turkish city ] is 7 km to its east. Marasia is bypassed by the ]/] (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad).

==Nearest places==

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==History==

After ] and the ], many of its buildings were rebuilt. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the mid to late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s. The village's population fell by over half between 1981 and 2001.


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

Revision as of 12:38, 8 December 2011

Settlement in Greece
Marasia Μαράσια
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitTrigono
Population
 • Rural198
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Marasia (Greek: Μαράσια, Turkish: Maraş) is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Marasia is part of the municipal unit of Trigono. Its 2001 population was 198. It is situated between the rivers Evros and Ardas, close to their confluence. The Evros forms the border with Turkey here, and the Turkish city Edirne is 7 km to its east. Marasia is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad).

Population

Year Population
1981 357
1991 323
2001 198

See also

External links

References

  1. 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
Municipal unit of Kyprinos
Municipal unit of Orestiada
Municipal unit of Trigono
Municipal unit of Vyssa
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