Avas, Greece
Avas
Άβας | |
|---|---|
UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Vehicle registration | EB |
Avas or Avantas (Greek, modern: Άβαντας,
Alexandroupoli. It is on the Greek National Road 53 (Alexandroupoli - Mikro Dereio - Ormenio), between Alexandroupoli to the south and Aisymi
to the north. In 2021 its population was 486.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1912 | about 400 |
| 1981 | 555 |
| 1991 | 516 |
| 2001 | 497 |
| 2011 | 527 |
| 2021 | 486 |
History
The village was founded by the
Asia Minor
arrived into the village. Its name was changed from the Turkish Dervent to the current Avas.
People
- Mitro Karabeljata, Revolutionary leader and strategist of Tane Nikolov
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Любомиръ Милетич. Разорението на тракийскитe българи през 1913 година, Българска Академия на Науките, София, Държавна Печатница, 1918, стр. 295.