Tychero
Τυχερό
Tychero is located in Greece
Tychero
Tychero
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°01′N 26°17′E / 41.017°N 26.283°E / 41.017; 26.283
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalitySoufli
 • Municipal unit220.4 km2 (85.1 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
4,010
 • Municipal unit density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Community
[1]
 • Population2,311 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationEB

Tycheró (Greek: Τυχερό, [tiçeˈro]) is a town and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Soufli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 220.411 km2.[3] Population 4,010 (2011). Tychero is situated near the river Evros, which forms the border with Turkey here.

History

Under Ottoman rule Tychero was known as Bıdıklı (Greek: Μπίντικλι). After the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) it became part of Bulgaria, and it became part of Greece in 1920. It was renamed to Tychio, which was changed to the current name Tychero in 1953.[4] In February 2006 Tychero was struck by a flood of the Evros river. The town is populated by Arvanites[5] originally from Ibriktepe, now in Turkey.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Tychero is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):[2]

  • Fylakto
  • Lefkimmi
  • Lyra
  • Provatonas (Provatonas, Tavri, Thymaria)
  • Tychero

Population

YearCommunityMunicipal unit
19912,0044,188
20012,0314,103
20112,3114,010

Transport

Road

The Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio) passes west of the town. Tychero is located south of Soufli, south-southwest of Orestiada, northwest of İpsala (Turkey), north of Feres and northeast of Alexandroupoli.

Rail

The settlement is served by a railway station on the Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad line.

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  5. ↑ Baltsiotis, Lambros (2004). "Εκδοχές της ελληνικής εθνικής ιστορίας του 19ου και των αρχών του 20ού αιώνα στο λόγο των αρβανίτικων κοινοτήτων σήμερα". Historein: 5.
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