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Rizia Ρίζια
Community
Rizia
Coordinates: 41°37′N 26°25′E / 41.617°N 26.417°E / 41.617; 26.417
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Evros
Municipality	Orestiada
Municipal unit	Vyssa
Population
• Community	997
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Rizia (Greek: Ρίζια) is a village in the municipal unit of Vyssa in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is situated on the right bank of the river Ardas. The nearest large village is Kastanies to its northeast, on the Turkish border.

Population

History

Its name during the Ottoman rule was Dujaros (Дуджарос - Dudzharos in Bulgarian). 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.

Notable People

• Giorgos Batatoudis: entrepreneur, PAOK's former owner
• Dimitris Nalitzis, International football player

See also

• List of settlements in the Evros regional unit

External links

• http://www.freewebs.com/rizia-evrou
• http://www.vyssa.gr/cgs.cfm?areaid=1&id=5 (in Greek)

References

1. "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.

• Populated places in Evros (regional unit)
• Orestiada
• Vyssa