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'''Ormenio''' ({{lang-el|Ορμένιο}}, ] {{lang|grc|Ὀρμένιον}}, ''Orménion'',) is the northernmost place in all of ]. It is located in the municipal unit of ] in the ] of ], immediately south of the ]n border. Ormenio is located west-northwest of ], about 200&nbsp;km north of ], about 40&nbsp;km west of ], ] and immediately south-southeast of ], Bulgaria. Ormenio is linked with the ]/] (Alexandroupoli - ] - Orestiada - Ormenio), which connects across the border with the Bulgarian roads serving Svilengrad and ] in addition to the ] which links ] and Edirne with the ] motorway (]). The ] river forms the border with ] to the east-northeast, with a land boundary lying to the north-northwest. During the ] era, Ormenio was called ''Çirmen'' in Turkish.<ref>http://www.thesis.bilkent.edu.tr/0002131.pdf Georgios Liakopoulos' Master of Science Thesis in Bilkent University</ref> '''Ormenio''' ({{lang-el|Ορμένιο}}, ] {{lang|grc|Ὀρμένιον}}, ''Orménion'') is the northernmost place in all of ]. It is located in the municipal unit of ] in the ] of ], immediately south of the ]n border. Ormenio is located west-northwest of ], about 200&nbsp;km north of ], about 40&nbsp;km west of ], ] and immediately south-southeast of ], Bulgaria. Ormenio is linked with the ]/] (Alexandroupoli - ] - Orestiada - Ormenio), which connects across the border with the Bulgarian roads serving Svilengrad and ] in addition to the ] which links ] and Edirne with the ] motorway (]). The ] river forms the border with ] to the east-northeast, with a land boundary lying to the north-northwest. During the ] era, Ormenio was called ''Çirmen'' in Turkish.<ref>http://www.thesis.bilkent.edu.tr/0002131.pdf Georgios Liakopoulos' Master of Science Thesis in Bilkent University</ref>


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In 1371 it was the site of the ] in which the ] army under ] and ] was decisively defeated by the ]. It was known as "Çirmen" during Ottoman rule and was a ] until 1829. In 1878 it was inhabited by 870 Bulgarians and 120 Ottomans.<ref>Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр. 34-35.</ref> After the ]], the village was annexed to Bulgaria as "Chernomen" until 1919, when the village was ceded to Greece in the ]. After ] and the ], many of its buildings were rebuilt. In 1997 under the ], the community of Ormenio became the new municipality of Trigono with 16 other former communities. In 1371 it was the site of the ] in which the ] army under ] and ] was decisively defeated by the ]. It was known as ''Çirme'' during Ottoman rule and was a ] until 1829. In 1878 it was inhabited by 870 Bulgarians and 120 Ottomans.<ref>Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр. 34-35.</ref> After the ]], the village was annexed to Bulgaria as ''Черномен'' (Chernomen) until 1919, when the village was ceded to Greece in the ]. After ] and the ], many of its buildings were rebuilt. In 1997 under the ], the community of Ormenio became the new municipality of Trigono with 16 other former communities.


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

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Settlement in Greece
Ormenio Ορμένιο
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitTrigono
Population
 • Rural807
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Ormenio (Template:Lang-el, formerly Ὀρμένιον, Orménion) is the northernmost place in all of Greece. It is located in the municipal unit of Trigono in the Evros Prefecture of Thrace, immediately south of the Bulgarian border. Ormenio is located west-northwest of Orestiada, about 200 km north of Alexandroupoli, about 40 km west of Edirne, Turkey and immediately south-southeast of Svilengrad, Bulgaria. Ormenio is linked with the GR-51/European route E85 (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio), which connects across the border with the Bulgarian roads serving Svilengrad and Varna in addition to the A1 motorway which links Sofia and Edirne with the O-3 motorway (European route E80). The Evros river forms the border with Bulgaria to the east-northeast, with a land boundary lying to the north-northwest. During the Ottoman era, Ormenio was called Çirmen in Turkish.

Nearest places

Population

Year Population
1871 990
1981 846
1991 967
2001 807

History

In 1371 it was the site of the battle of Chernomen in which the Serb army under Ivan Uglesha and Valkashin was decisively defeated by the Ottomans. It was known as Çirme during Ottoman rule and was a sanjak centre until 1829. In 1878 it was inhabited by 870 Bulgarians and 120 Ottomans. After the Balkan Wars], the village was annexed to Bulgaria as Черномен (Chernomen) until 1919, when the village was ceded to Greece in the Treaty of Neuilly. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of its buildings were rebuilt. In 1997 under the Kapodistrias reform, the community of Ormenio became the new municipality of Trigono with 16 other former communities.

See also

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. http://www.thesis.bilkent.edu.tr/0002131.pdf Georgios Liakopoulos' Master of Science Thesis in Bilkent University
  3. Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр. 34-35.

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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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