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'''Kastanies''' ({{langx|el|Καστανιές}}, meaning "]s", {{langx|tr|Kestanelik}} which means "chestnut" too) is a town located in northern part of the regional unit of ], ], and is part of the municipal unit of ]. It is situated at the border with ].


==Geography==
'''Kastanies''' (]: Καστανιές, plural form of ]s), older form '''Kastania''', is a town located in northern part of prefecture of ] and is part of the municipality of ]. A border-crossing with ] is situated to the northeast which conne. ] is located on the other side of the Evros. There are two highways, one (]) which is to the northeast and links northeast to ] and the other (]/E85) links south to ], ] and ] and northwest to ] and ] in ]. The Evros meets with the ]near Kastanies which caused several major floods and where the major flooding began. Another railway northwest to Svilengrad and the rest of Bulgaria. It is the nearest railway from ]. It is located SSE of ], ], about 6 to 8 km SW of Edirne, N of ] and ] in Turkey, and N of ], ] and ].


Kastanies is situated in the low plains near the confluence of the rivers ] and ], on the south bank of the Ardas. The area consists of farmlands, with some forests at the banks of the rivers. There are two road bridges and one railway bridge across the Ardas. Kastanies is 2.5 km south of ], 4 km west of ] (Turkey), 5 km northeast of ], 8 km northwest of ], 8 km southwest of ] (Turkey) and 16 km north of ].
==Nearest places==
*], ], northeast
*], south
*], west
*], northwest
*], north


==Geography== ==Transport==
The ]/], which connects ] with the Bulgarian border near ] passes west of Kastanies. A smaller road connecting the E85 with ] in Turkey by way of the border crossing ] passes through Kastanies.
*Location:
**Longitude: 26.475 (26°28'35") E
**Latitude: 41.643 (41°38'39") N
*Postal code: 680 08
*Elevation: 42 m<!--
*Area: km²
*Name of inhabitants or related: - ''sing.'', -s ''pl''-->
*Dialing code: +11+30-] (030-25520)


Kastanies has a ] on the ], served by trains from Alexandroupoli to ]. The ] (O-3) to Istanbul begins a few km directly north of Kastanies. The O-3 is part of ] to Tokyo and is also part of the ] to Lisbon.
The hills are situated to the west and to the southeast. Farmlands surround the area are to the north and to the west and along the Evros valley. The forests near the Evros lies to the northeast and along the Ardas valley and the hills. One of the bridge runs in parts of the river.


==Historical population== ==Historical population==
{| class="wikitable"
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"11
⚫ ! Year !! Population
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
⚫ ! Year !! Population !! Change
|- |-
| ] || 1,186 (town) || - | 1981 || 1,186
|- |-
| ] || 951 (community), 734 (town) || -452/-38.11% | 1991 || 951
|- |-
| ] || - || - | 2001 || 1,251
|-
| 2011 || 1,059
|-
| 2021 || 698
|} |}

==Other==
Kastanies has a school, a lyceum, churches, a train station (Pythio - Orestiada - Edirne) and (north to Orestiada) and a square ('']'').


==History== ==History==
The village during the ] was called "Çörekköy"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kastaniés|url=https://nisanyanyeradlari.com/?yer=52474&haritasi=kastani%C3%A9s|website=Index Anatolicus}}</ref> and in the past had experienced great economic growth, from the cultivation of the broom. The ] of 1912 and 1913 heavily affected Kastanies. In March 2018, at the Greek-Turkish border in Kastanies, two Greek officers were captured by a multi-member Turkish patrol.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/766249/alert-tourkoi-sunelavan-duo-ellines-stratiotikous-ston-evro/|title=Τούρκοι συνέλαβαν δύο Έλληνες στρατιωτικούς στον Εβρο|date=2018-03-02|website=ProtoThema|language=el|accessdate=2019-04-23}}</ref> At the beginning of 2020, the village became widely known due to the incidents of the ].
The ] of 1912 and 1913 affected Kastanies. In the ], it became a part of Greece. Flooding occurred on ], ]. On ], the flooding of the Evros began as water levels went as high as about 4 m above ground, that's 10 cm above the embankment level which is danger to its residents. Kastanies was flooded. Three days later, the water level was at about 4,6 m. Another flood which began from ] flooded several places again. Several other buildings, roads and southwest to Didymoteicho. The third flood of the year first affected Kastanies as rivers of the Ardas turned the town into a lagoon. Buildings and squares yet again were flooded. The floodwaters later reached the low lying areas of Pythio, Amorio and Lavara along with Didymoteicho a few days later. Roads including the bridge linking to Edirne were also closed. The water level on March 8 was 5.8 m. The government funded money to help victims and buildings of the Evros flooding. The waters flowed at 1,000 l³ per second. On March 4, news reporters were on the bridge of the border with Greece and Turkey during Kalimera Ellada to report the disastrous flooding. The Evros floods were the worst in 50 years.

==Tourism==
Kastanies is the last village on the ] hiking path within the territory of ]. There are 2 sections ready in Greece one coming from ], ] via ] and other coming from ], ] via ] and following the river Ardas.

It's not permitted by the Turkish border guards to cross into Greece from Turkey on foot via the border crossing northeast of the village.


==See also== ==See also==
*] *]


==External links== ==References==
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*In Greek:
**http://vissa.evros.gr/kastanies.html
**http://vissa.evros.gr/townguide.html


{{Vyssa}} {{Vyssa}}


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Latest revision as of 23:46, 24 October 2024

Community in Greece
Kastanies Καστανιές
Community
Kastanies is located in GreeceKastaniesKastanies
Coordinates: 41°39′N 26°29′E / 41.650°N 26.483°E / 41.650; 26.483
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitVyssa
Elevation42 m (138 ft)
Population
 • Community698
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code680 08

Kastanies (Greek: Καστανιές, meaning "chestnuts", Turkish: Kestanelik which means "chestnut" too) is a town located in northern part of the regional unit of Evros, Greece, and is part of the municipal unit of Vyssa. It is situated at the border with Turkey.

Geography

Kastanies is situated in the low plains near the confluence of the rivers Evros and Ardas, on the south bank of the Ardas. The area consists of farmlands, with some forests at the banks of the rivers. There are two road bridges and one railway bridge across the Ardas. Kastanies is 2.5 km south of Marasia, 4 km west of Karaağaç (Turkey), 5 km northeast of Rizia, 8 km northwest of Nea Vyssa, 8 km southwest of Edirne (Turkey) and 16 km north of Orestiada.

Transport

The Greek National Road 51/E85, which connects Alexandroupoli with the Bulgarian border near Svilengrad passes west of Kastanies. A smaller road connecting the E85 with Edirne in Turkey by way of the border crossing Karaağaç passes through Kastanies.

Kastanies has a station on the Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad railway, served by trains from Alexandroupoli to Ormenio. The Otoyol 3 (O-3) to Istanbul begins a few km directly north of Kastanies. The O-3 is part of Asian Highway 1 to Tokyo and is also part of the E80 to Lisbon.

Historical population

Year Population
1981 1,186
1991 951
2001 1,251
2011 1,059
2021 698

History

The village during the Ottoman administration was called "Çörekköy" and in the past had experienced great economic growth, from the cultivation of the broom. The Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 heavily affected Kastanies. In March 2018, at the Greek-Turkish border in Kastanies, two Greek officers were captured by a multi-member Turkish patrol. At the beginning of 2020, the village became widely known due to the incidents of the 2020 Greek-Turkish border crisis.

Tourism

Kastanies is the last village on the Sultans Trail hiking path within the territory of Greece. There are 2 sections ready in Greece one coming from Svilengrad, Bulgaria via Ormenio and other coming from Ivaylovgrad, Bulgaria via Komara and following the river Ardas.

It's not permitted by the Turkish border guards to cross into Greece from Turkey on foot via the border crossing northeast of the village.

See also

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.
  2. "Kastaniés". Index Anatolicus.
  3. "Τούρκοι συνέλαβαν δύο Έλληνες στρατιωτικούς στον Εβρο". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Orestiada
Municipal unit of Kyprinos
Municipal unit of Orestiada
Municipal unit of Trigono
Municipal unit of Vyssa
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