Dovras Explained

Dovras
Name Local:	Δοβράς
Type:	municipal unit
Periph:	Central Macedonia
Periphunit:	Imathia
Population:	4388
Population As Of:	2021
Area:	104.1
Coordinates:	40.6°N 34°W
Licence:	ΗΜ

Dovras (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Δοβράς) is a former municipality in Imathia, Greece. Its name comes from the Slavic Dobra meaning "Good". Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Veroia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] In 2021 its population was 4,388. Its area is 104.123 km².^[2] The seat of the municipality was in Agios Georgios. The municipality was created at the 1997 Kapodistrias reform.^[3] The road from Veroia to Edessa runs through Dovras. Its main industry is agriculture especially its peach production.In the post-civil war time, there were built houses for young victims of the civil war by the Swiss, as well as founded manufacturies for vocational training (apprenticeship).^[4]

Subdivisions

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

• Agios Georgios
• Agia Marina
• Patrida (Patrida, Kali Panagia)
• Trilofo
• Fyteia (Fyteia, Agios Nikolaos, Kostochori, Lianovrochi)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text. el. Government Gazette.
2. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .
3. Web site: EETAA local government changes . 26 June 2020.
4. Web site: Note sur la présence suisse en Grèce. 16 September 1970.