Chandras Explained

Chandras
Name Local:Χανδράς
Type:community
Periph:East Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:Evros
Municipality:Orestiada
Population:109
Population As Of:2021
Coordinates:41.5167°N 44°W
Licence:OP

Chandras (Greek: Χανδράς) is a village in the municipality of Orestiada in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is situated in the low hills between the rivers Ardas and Erythropotamos, about 20 km west of the centre of Orestiada. The nearest larger villages are Megali Doxipara to its southwest and Valtos to its northeast.

Population

Year Population
1981 322
1991 287
2001 223
2011 209
2021 109

History

Before 1913 it was ruled by the Ottomans. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. As a result, its Bulgarian and Turkish population was exchanged with Greek refugees, mainly from today's Turkey.

See also