Sterna, Evros
Appearance
Sterna
Στέρνα | |
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Coordinates: 41°34′N 26°28′E / 41.567°N 26.467°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
Regional unit | Evros |
Municipality | Orestiada |
Municipal unit | Vyssa |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 481 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sterna (Greek: Στέρνα) is a settlement in the Evros regional unit of Greece. It is located around 9 kilometers west of Nea Vyssa and northwest of Orestiada, on low hills between the rivers Evros and Arda.
Population
Year | Population |
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1981 | 1,015 |
1991 | 1,008 |
2001 | 867 |
2011 | 621 |
2021 | 481 |
History
Sterna was ruled by the Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars of 1913, when it joined Bulgaria. After the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) it was ceded to Greece.
See also
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.