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Rizia

Coordinates: 41°37′N 26°25′E / 41.617°N 26.417°E / 41.617; 26.417
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Rizia
Ρίζια
Rizia is located in Greece
Rizia
Rizia
Coordinates: 41°37′N 26°25′E / 41.617°N 26.417°E / 41.617; 26.417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitVyssa
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community997
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rizia (Greek: Ρίζια) is a village in the municipal unit of Vyssa in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is situated on the right bank of the river Ardas. The nearest large village is Kastanies to its northeast, on the Turkish border.

Population

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Year Population
1981 1,900
1991 1,765
2001 1,684
2011 1,272
2021 997

History

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Its name during the Ottoman rule was Dujaros (Дуджарос - Dudzharos in Bulgarian). 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.

Notable People

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  • Giorgos Batatoudis: entrepreneur, PAOK's former owner
  • Dimitris Nalitzis, International football player

See also

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References

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  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.