Tychero

Tychero
Τυχερό
Tychero

Coordinates: 41°01′N 26°17′E / 41.017°N 26.283°E / 41.017; 26.283Coordinates: 41°01′N 26°17′E / 41.017°N 26.283°E / 41.017; 26.283
Country Greece
Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit Evros
Municipality Soufli
Community
 • Population 2311
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration EB

Tycheró (Greek: Τυχερό, is a town and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Soufli, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] Population 4,010 (2011). Tychero is situated near the river Evros, which forms the border with Turkey here. The Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio) passes west of the town. Tychero is located south of Soufli, south-southwest of Orestiada, northwest of İpsala (Turkey), north of Feres and northeast of Alexandroupoli.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Tychero is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Population

Year Community Municipal Unit
1991 1,961 4,053
2001 2,031 4,067
2011 2,311 4,010

History

Under Ottoman rule Tychero was known as Bıdıklı (Greek: Μπίντικλι). After the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) it became part of Bulgaria, and it became part of Greece in 1920. It was renamed to Tychio, which was changed to the current name Tychero in 1953.[2] In February 2006 Tychero was struck by a flood of the Evros river.

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References

  1. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  2. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
 Soufli Soufli
Alexandroupoli İpsala (Turkey)
   Tychero  
Feres


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