Fillyra Explained

Fillyra
Name Local:Φιλλύρα
Type:municipal unit
Periph:East Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:Rhodope
Pop Municunit:6813
Pop Community:827
Population As Of:2021
Area Municunit:236.5
Coordinates:41.1167°N 63°W
Licence:ΚΟ

Fillyra (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Φιλλύρα) is a village and a former municipality in the Rhodope regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Arriana, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 236.502 km2.[2] In 2021 its population was 6,813. The Turkish name of Fillyra is Sirkeli, meaning "with vinegar".

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 .