Petrades
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Local community Petrades Τοπική Κοινότητα Πετράδων (Πετράδες) |
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| Basic data | |||
| Country |
 Greece
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| region | East Macedonia and Thrace | ||
| Regional district | Evros | ||
| local community | Didymoticho | ||
| Parish | Didymoticho | ||
| Borough | Didymoticho | ||
| status | Local community | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 41 ° 21 ′ N , 26 ° 36 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M. |
85 m (average) |
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| surface | 11.255 km² | ||
| Residents | 184 (2011) | ||
| LAU-1 code no. | 03020110 | ||
| Local division | 1 settlement | ||
Petrades ( Greek Πετράδες [ pɛˈtraðɛs ] ( m. Pl. )) Is a village with 184 inhabitants (2011) in the municipality of Didymoticho , East Macedonia and Thrace region , in northeastern Greece .
location
The local community Petrades ( Topiki Kinotita Petradon Τοπική Κοινότητα Πετράδων) is bounded in the east and southeast by the Greek-Turkish border river Evros . Pythio borders in the north and Prangi in the west .
history
The village was founded at the beginning of the 19th century by stonemasons who settled there because of the stone found in the area (Greek: πέτρα = stone). The stones produced here were used as building blocks until the 1940s. Through the manufacture and sale of the stones, the village achieved a certain prosperity. As a result of the devastation of the Second World War and the Greek Civil War, as well as the decline in the demand for stones from Petrades, there was strong emigration - first to Belgium and later as guest workers in the Federal Republic of Germany . The majority of the former inhabitants of the place and their descendants now live in Germany, especially in the greater Stuttgart area .
Culture
There is an annual village festival on August 15 and 16.
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 106 (PDF, 793 kB)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)