Kastanies
Kastanies
Καστανιές | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Postal code | 680 08 |
Kastanies (Greek: Καστανιές, meaning "chestnuts", Turkish: Kestanelik which means "chestnut" too) is a town located in northern part of the regional unit of Evros, Greece, and is part of the municipal unit of Vyssa. It is situated at the border with Turkey.
Geography
Kastanies is situated in the low plains near the confluence of the rivers
Transport
The
Kastanies has a
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,186 |
| 1991 | 951 |
| 2001 | 1,251 |
| 2011 | 1,059 |
| 2021 | 698 |
History
The village during the Ottoman administration was called "Çörekköy"[2] and in the past had experienced great economic growth, from the cultivation of the broom. The Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 heavily affected Kastanies. In March 2018, at the Greek-Turkish border in Kastanies, two Greek officers were captured by a multi-member Turkish patrol.[3] At the beginning of 2020, the village became widely known due to the incidents of the 2020 Greek-Turkish border crisis.
Tourism
Kastanies is the last village on the Sultans Trail hiking path within the territory of Greece. There are 2 sections ready in Greece one coming from Svilengrad, Bulgaria via Ormenio and other coming from Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria via Komara and following the river Ardas.
It's not permitted by the Turkish border guards to cross into Greece from Turkey on foot via the border crossing northeast of the village.
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.
- ^ "Kastaniés". Index Anatolicus.
- ^ "Τούρκοι συνέλαβαν δύο Έλληνες στρατιωτικούς στον Εβρο". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2019-04-23.