Ptelea (Greek: Πτελέα, before 1951: Φτελιά Ftelia[2]) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Trigono. It is located on the right bank of the river Evros, where it forms the border with Bulgaria. It is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad). The town was formerly known as Karagatsoudi (Καραγατσούδι) and El-Karakas (Ελ-Καράκας), its Turkish name was Karaagaç.[citation needed] The nearest villages are Dikaia to its east, and Ormenio to its northwest.

Ptelea
Πτελέα
Ptelea is located in Greece
Ptelea
Ptelea
Coordinates: 41°42′N 26°14′E / 41.700°N 26.233°E / 41.700; 26.233
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitTrigono
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community344
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

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Ptelea was founded in 1924 by refugees from Eastern Thrace. In 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan, the community of Ptelea became part of the new municipality of Trigono with 11 other former communities.[3] At the Kallikratis reform, it became part of the municipality of Orestiada.

Population

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Year Population
1950s 1,000
1981 660
1991 569
2001 477
2011 441
2021 344

Transport

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Road

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Ptelea is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51/European route E85 (Feres - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio), which continues across the border as the Bulgarian road 80 to Svilengrad.

Rail

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The community is served by Ptelea railway station, the second most northerly railway station in Greece, after Ormenio. The station is served by Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad line.

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.
  2. ^ Κ. Φτελιάς (Έβρου), EETAA local government changes
  3. ^ Δ. Τριγώνου (Έβρου), EETAA local government changes