Tycheró (Greek: Τυχερό, [tiçeˈro]) is a town and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Soufli, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 220.411 km2.[3] Tychero is situated near the river Evros, which forms the border with Turkey here.

Tychero
Τυχερό
Tychero is located in Greece
Tychero
Tychero
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°01′N 26°17′E / 41.017°N 26.283°E / 41.017; 26.283
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalitySoufli
Area
 • Municipal unit220.4 km2 (85.1 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,647
 • Municipal unit density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Community
1,483
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationEB

History

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Under Ottoman rule Tychero was known as Bıdıklı (Greek: Μπίντικλι). After the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) it became part of Bulgaria, and it became part of Greece in 1920. It was renamed to Tychio, which was changed to the current name Tychero in 1953.[4] In February 2006 Tychero was struck by a flood of the Evros river. The town is populated by Arvanites[5] originally from Ibriktepe, now in Turkey.

Subdivisions

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The municipal unit Tychero is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):[2]

Population

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Year Community Municipal unit
1991 2,004 4,188
2001 2,031 4,103
2011 2,311 4,010
2021 1,483 2,647

Transport

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Road

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The Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio) passes west of the town. Tychero is located south of Soufli, south-southwest of Orestiada, northwest of İpsala (Turkey), north of Feres and northeast of Alexandroupoli.

Rail

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The settlement is served by a railway station on the Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad line.

References

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  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. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  5. ^ Baltsiotis, Lambros (2004). "Εκδοχές της ελληνικής εθνικής ιστορίας του 19ου και των αρχών του 20ού αιώνα στο λόγο των αρβανίτικων κοινοτήτων σήμερα". Historein: 5.