Kyprinos
Kyprinos
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Kyprinos (
Name origin
The Turkish name of Kyprinos was at first "Simavna", after "Sarihadir". Kyprinos was once called "Sarihadir" what means "yellow Hadir". Hadir is Hidir who was an Islamic religious figure. His holiday was celebrated at the same day the Greek Christian Saint
The name is rendered in Bulgarian as Саръхадър, Saryhadyr.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Kyprinos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):[2]
- Kyprinos (Kyprinos, Galini)
- Fylakio (Fylakio, Keramos, Ammovouno)
- Zoni (Zoni, Chelidona, Mikra Doxipara)
Population
Year | Town population | Municipal unit population |
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1981 | 1,926 | - |
1991 | 1,320 | 3,478 |
2001 | 1,157 | 2,915 |
2011 | 806 | 2,226 |
2021 | 571 | 1,732 |
Logo and seal
Its logo contains a beautiful blue sky with its setting sun with a forested mountain and hills and foothills. In the middle is the river
History
The villages of and around Kyprinos are assumed to have been there for many centuries and what can certainly be said is that in the documents of the late 18th century found in different archives, both Greek and Turkish, Kyprinos itself and most of the nearby villages are already mentioned. Even though it is not clear when the first ones were founded since historical sources are rare and barely explicit.
However, there is evidence that in the Ancient world there already were settlements in that area. Excavations near the village of Mikri Doxipara - Zoni have brought interesting pieces of ancient Thracian culture (Thrace) into the light. The Tombs found in that place (8 km from Kyprinos, between Zoni and Mikri Doxipara) are estimated to be from the 1st or 2nd century AD.
Sheikh Bedreddin (1359–1420), also known as Sheikh Bedreddin, was born in Kyprinos, son of a local g(h)azi (warrior), whose name was Israel. He was a famous Sufi teacher and a rebel against the Ottoman central rule.
The modern municipality was founded in 1998.
The river of Ardas
The river of
There is a reservoir dam, the Kyprinos Dam, built in 1969 approximately 8 km from Kyprinos of 350 meters width providing resident farmers with water.
City-Partnership
Kyprinos is the Partner-City of Bulgarian Ivaylovgrad
External links
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.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.