Dikaia
Δίκαια
Dikaia is located in Greece
Dikaia
Dikaia
Coordinates: 41°42′N 26°18′E / 41.700°N 26.300°E / 41.700; 26.300
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitTrigono
Community
[1]
 • Population834 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dikaia (Greek: Δίκαια, [ˈðikea]) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. Dikaia was the seat of the former municipality of Trigono, and is part of the municipality Orestiada since 2011. In 2011, its population was 561 for the village and 834 for the community, which includes the villages Dilofos, Krios and Palli. It is located on the right bank of the river Evros, where it forms the border with Bulgaria. It is about 15 km southeast of Svilengrad, Bulgaria, and 25 km west of Edirne, Turkey.

Transport


Road

Dikaia is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad).

Rail

The settlement is served by railway station on the Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad line[2] with services to Alexandroupoli, Ormenio and Didymoteicho.

Population

YearVillage populationCommunity population
19811,693-
19911,058-
20017971,177
2011561834

The town is populated by Arvanites.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ "InterCity Network".
  3. ↑ Kotsoglou, Despina (2018). «Τα δημογραφικά και κοινωνικά χαρακτηριστικά των Αρβανιτών της Θράκης. Democritus University of Thrace. p. 52.
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