Nikiforos

Nikiforos Νικηφόρος
Nikiforos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°10′N 24°19′E / 41.167°N 24.317°ECoordinates: 41°10′N 24°19′E / 41.167°N 24.317°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Drama
Municipality	Paranesti
Population (2011)[1]
• Rural	296
• Municipal unit	2,805
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	ΡΜ

Nikiforos (Greek: Νικηφόρος, Turkish: Nusretlı or Nustretlı)^[2][3] is a village and a former municipality in the Drama regional unit, of East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of the municipality of Paranesti.^[4] The 2001 census reported a population of 4,279 inhabitants in the municipal unit and 436 in the village.^[5]

"Drama Köprüsü"

The Rumelia Turkish folk song "Drama Köprüsü" (Bridge Of Drama), is set near Nikiforos. The two- to three-century-old bridge has been located between Nikiforos and the nearby village of Karyafiton. Research was conducted by Nikos Latsistalis, the chairman of the Drama Asia Minor Refugees Association with the help of a Turkish refugee from Drama to Bursa.^[6][7]

People

• Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1770–1848) is believed to have been born in Nikiforos, then Nusratli.

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. "Map of Drama Sanjak". Promacedonia.org.
3. "Name changes of settlements in Greece". Retrieved 2015-12-11.
4. "Kallikratis law" (PDF) (in Greek). Greece Ministry of Interior.
5. "Data from the 2001 census" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ).
6. "Drama Köprüsü bulundu! - Türkiye Haberleri". Radikal. 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2014-03-05.
7. 25.04.2010 (2010-04-25). "Türküsü var köprüsü yok!-Sabah - 25 Nisan 2010". Sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2014-03-05.

• Nikiforos at GEOnet Names Server

External links

• Bridge of Drama on Youtube