Ormenio
Ormenio
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Ormenio (Greek: Ορμένιο, Turkish: Çirmen, Bulgarian: Черномен, romanized: Chernomen) is the northernmost place in all of Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Trigono in the Evros regional unit of Thrace. It is situated near the right bank of the river Evros, which forms the border with Bulgaria here. On the other side of the Evros, 6 km to the north, lies the Bulgarian town Svilengrad. Nearby villages in Greece are Ptelea to its southeast and Petrota to its southwest.
History
In 1371 Ormenio was the site of the
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1871 | 990 |
| 1981 | 846 |
| 1991 | 967 |
| 2001 | 807 |
| 2011 | 557 |
| 2021 | 344 |
Transport
Road
Ormenio is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51/European route E85 (Feres - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio), which continues across the border as the Bulgarian road 80 to Svilengrad.
Rail
The community is served by Ormenio railway station, the most northernly railway station in Greece and the terminal for (the Greek portion) the Alexandroupolis–Svilengrad line. There is currently no rail connection to Svilengrad via Ormenio. Ormenio had a railway station on the line from Didymoteicho to Harmanli in Bulgaria. During the Ottoman era, Ormenio was called Çirmen in Turkish.[2]
Notable locals
- Flavius Belisarius, the famous Roman general, was born in Germen, the Roman precursor of Ormenio.[4]
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.
- ^ a b http://www.thesis.bilkent.edu.tr/0002131.pdf Georgios Liakopoulos' Master of Science Thesis in Bilkent University
- ^ Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, стр. 34-35.
- ^ Robert Graves, Count Belisarius and Procopius's Wars, 1938