Kalchas, Rhodope

Kalchas
Κάλχας
Kalchas
Coordinates: 41°8′N 25°27′E / 41.133°N 25.450°E / 41.133; 25.450Coordinates: 41°8′N 25°27′E / 41.133°N 25.450°E / 41.133; 25.450
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Rhodope regional unit
Municipality Komotini
Municipal unit Komotini
Highest elevation 100 m (300 ft)
Population (2011[1])
  Rural 634
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Kalchas (Greek: Κάλχας, Turkish: Kalfa), is a village and a community in the municipality of Komotini, in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. It is located in a flat area, 5 km northeast of Komotini. The community consists of the villages Kalchas, Iampolis, Megali Ada and Mytikas.

The village is crossed by a small stream (known locally by the name Trelocheimarros), tributary of the Vozvozis, that often overflows during the winter causing problems in transportation. In 2011 the Army has placed a military bridge over the stream that improved significantly the transportation.[2] The main occupation of the village residents is the cultivation of tobacco. Just outside the village passes the vertical axis of Egnatia Odos (A2) which leads to the Greek-Bulgarian border. (Komotini - Nymphaea - Makaza - Kardzhali)

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