Choristi

Coordinates: 41°7.8′N 24°12.5′E / 41.1300°N 24.2083°E / 41.1300; 24.2083
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This article is about the town in Greece. For the area of Turkey, see Çatalca.
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Choristi (

East Macedonia and Thrace region, Greece
. The town is located about 8 km southeast of Drama and has a population of 2,512 (2021 census). The elevation is approximately 98 m.

History

According to the statistics of

Christians and 300 Turks lived in the village in 1900.[3]
The town was known as Τσατάλτζα – Tsataltza,
Bulgarian troops and the local men were shipped out to concentration camps in Bulgaria. Due to abuse, hunger and disease from the 525 hostages of Choristi less than 50 managed to return to Greece.[4]
During World War II, the occupying Axis powers executed a number of people in Choristi as "terrorists" or "resistance fighters" or their sympathizers, this came to be known as the "Choristi Massacre".[5][6]

References

  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. ^ a b "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece". Pandektis. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 22. Written as "Чаталджа". (in Bulgarian)
  4. ISBN 0-691-05842-3
  5. ISBN 0-691-05842-3
  6. OCLC 22123318
    , in French
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