Milia, Evros Explained

Milia
Name Local:Μηλιά
Type:community
Coordinates:41.5667°N 36°W
Periph:East Macedonia and Thrace
Periphunit:Evros
Municipality:Orestiada
Municunit:Trigono
Population As Of:2021
Population:28

Milia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μηλιά, also Μηλέα - Milea) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit, Greece. It is in the municipal unit of Trigono. It is on the left bank of the river Arda, and on the border with Bulgaria. The nearest larger places are Kyprinos to its east, and Ivaylovgrad (Bulgaria) to its southwest.

Population

Year Population
1991 200
2001 104
2011 54
2021 28

History

The village was founded by the Ottoman Turks, and was known as Bektaşlı then. 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