Rizia

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.

Rizia
Ρίζια
Rizia is located in Greece
Rizia
Rizia
Coordinates: 41°37′N 26°25′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitVyssa
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
1,272
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

YearPopulation
19811,900
19911,765
20011,684
20111,272

History

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.

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