Marasia

Marasia Μαράσια
Location
Marasia
Coordinates	41°40′N 26°28′E / 41.667°N 26.467°E / 41.667; 26.467Coordinates: 41°40′N 26°28′E / 41.667°N 26.467°E / 41.667; 26.467
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit:	Evros
Municipality:	Orestiada
Municipal unit:	Trigono
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Village
- Population:	199
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Marasia (Greek: Μαράσια, Turkish: Maraş) is a village in the northwestern part of the Evros Prefecture in Greece located west of Turkey and Edirne, southeast of Ormenio and Svilengrad, Bulgaria, north of Alexandroupoli and east of Kurdzhali, Bulgaria. Marasia is linked with the road connecting GR-51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio) and a road to Pentalofos and Komara. The Ardas river flows to the south. Recent recorded floods did not affect the village except for the southern portion. Marasia is in the municipal unit of Trigono. Its 2001 population was 797 for the village and 1,177 for the municipal district. Dikaia is located about 1 km south of the Evros river and is mainly flat. Across the river is Bulgaria.

Nearest places

• Karaagac, Turkey, east
• Kastanies, south
• Dikaia, west

Population

Year	Population
1981	357
1991	323
2001	198

History

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the mid to late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s. The village's population fell by over half between 1981 and 2001.

See also

• List of settlements in the Evros prefecture

External links

• Marassia on GTP Travel Pages

References