Antheia, Evros
Antheia
Άνθεια | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Evros |
| Municipality | Alexandroupoli |
| Municipal unit | Traianoupoli |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Rural | 1,308 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Antheia (Greek: Άνθεια) is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Antheia is linked with the road connecting Via Egnatia, the GR-2/E90 (Igoumenitsa - Kozani - Thessaloniki - Kavala - Alexandroupoli) and its nearby interchange which is the only between Alexandroupoli and the GR-51/E85 which is also to the east. Antheia was the seat of the municipality of Traianoupoli, and a municipal district within that municipality, together with the village Aristino. In 2001 its population was 862 for the village and 1,308 for the municipal district.
Villages
- Antheia, pop. 862
- Aristino, pop. 446
Location
Antheia is located south-southwest of Soufli and Orestiada, west of Turkey, 20 to 25 km east-northeast of Alexandroupoli, northeast of Athens and east of Thessaloniki.
Nearest places
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | - |
| 1991 | 725 | - |
| 2001 | 862 | 1,308 |
History
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.
Other
Antheia has a school, a gymnasium (secondary school), a church, and a square (plateia). Its nearest lyceum (middle school), are in Alexandroupoli.
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.