Orestiada
Orestiada
Ορεστιάδα | |
|---|---|
City centre | |
Orestiada | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′N 26°32′E / 41.500°N 26.533°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Thrace |
| Administrative region | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Evros |
| City established | 12 August 1923 |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 955.6 km2 (369.0 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 256.9 km2 (99.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Municipality | 31,686 |
| • Density | 33.16/km2 (85.88/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 22,005 |
| • Municipal unit density | 85.66/km2 (221.8/sq mi) |
| • Community | 19,666 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 682 00 |
| Area code | 25520 |
| Vehicle registration | OP |
| Website | www.orestiada.gr |
Orestiada (Greek: Ορεστιάδα, romanized: Orestiáda, formerly Ancient Greek: Νέα Ορεστιάς, romanized: Néa Orestiás), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest of the Evros regional unit of Thrace. It was founded in 1923 by Greek refugees from Edirne, after the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. It has a population of about 20,000.