Chrysopolis [3] [4] ( Greek ρυσούπολις [2] ήρήσούπολη [5] ) is a small town in Greece . Located at an altitude of 20 meters above sea level [1] on the right (west) bank of the Nestos River ( Mesta ), 24 kilometers east of Kavala , 152 kilometers west of Thessaloniki and 345 kilometers north of Athens . The administrative center of the community (Dima) Nestos in the peripheral unit of Kavala in the periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace . The population of 8,885 inhabitants at the 2011 census [2] . An area of 46.89 square kilometers [1] .
| Small town | |
| Chrysoupolis | |
|---|---|
| Greek Ρυσούπολις | |
 | |
| A country |  Greece |
| Status | Community Administrative Center |
| Periphery | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Peripheral unit | Kavala |
| Community | Nestos |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 46.89 [1] km² |
| Center height | 20 [1] m |
| Timezone | and |
| Population | |
| Population | 8885 [2] people ( 2011 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +30 25910 |
| Postcode | |
North of the city passes highway 2 " Egnatia ", part of the European route E70 .
History
In 1375-1376 the region was invaded by the Ottoman Turks. In the Ottoman period , the city was founded, which was called Sari-Shaban ( tour. Sarı Şâban , Σαρ Σαμπάν ) from tour. sarı "yellow, gold" and the name of Shaban, a local Turkish landowner and keeper of the inn [6] . July 11, 1913 during the Second Balkan War was annexed to the Kingdom of Greece . It was renamed Sapei ( Σαπαίοι ), after the name of the Thracian Sapea tribe who lived in this area [7] . In 1919 ( ΦΕΚ 251Α ) the community of Sapei (Sari-Saban) was created. In 1925 ( ΦΕΚ 40Β ), the city was renamed Chrysoupolis [8] from the Greek. χρυσός "golden."
In the past, residents of the city engaged in the service of passing travelers. At present, agriculture is developed in the region on a fertile plain formed by sediments of the Nestos River.
Population
| Year | Population, man |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 7273 [5] |
| 2001 | 8000 [5] |
| 2011 | ↗ 8885 [2] |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 πογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνο πληθυσμός) (Greek) . - Πειραιάς: Εθνιιή στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - . I. - Σ. 399 - ISSN 1106-5761 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμοο Πληθυσμο-Απογραφ 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). The appeal date is October 22, 2017.
- ↑ Chrysopolis // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / resp. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Pererab. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986. - P. 400-417.
- ↑ Greece: Reference Map: Scale 1: 1,000,000 / ch. ed. Ya. A. Topchiyan ; Ed .: G. A. Skachkova , N. N. Ryumin . - M .: Roskartografiya, Omsk cartographic factory , 2001. - (Countries of the world "Europe"). - 2000 copies
- ↑ 1 2 3 ι νιμοο και Πραγματικ Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Πογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (not available link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . The appeal date is June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.
- ↑ Ivanov, Jordan. Locate names between Dolna Struma and Dolna Places // {{{title}}}. - Sofia: BAN, 1982. - p. 187. - 239 p.
- ↑ Sapaei // Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities / ed.-comp. F. Lubker ; Edited by members of the Society of Classical Philology and Pedagogy F. Gelbke , L. Georgievsky , F. Zelinsky , V. Kansky , M. Kutorgi and P. Nikitin . - SPb. , 1885. - p. 1185.
- Δ Διοικητικές μεταβολές δήμων και κοινοτήτων. Κ. Χρυσουπόλεως (Καβλα) (Greek) . ΕΕΤΑΑ. The appeal date is June 30, 2018.