Makri, Evros

Makri Μάκρη
Village harbour Village harbour
Makri
Coordinates:
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Evros
Municipality	Alexandroupoli
Municipal unit	Alexandroupoli
Population (2001)
• Rural	1,642
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Vehicle registration	EB

Makri (Greek: Μάκρη) is a village and a municipal district of the city of Alexandroupoli, Evros regional unit, Greece. In 2001 its population was 805 for the village, and 1,642 for the municipal district. It is situated on the Aegean Sea coast, 12 km west of downtown Alexandroupoli. Makri has an exit on the Egnatia Odos motorway, that passes north of the village.

Subdivisions

• Makri, pop. 805
• Dikella, pop. 285
• Ennato, pop. 200
• Koimisi Theotokou, pop. 39
• Mesimvria, pop. 149
• Panorama, pop. 33
• Paralia Dikellon, pop. 25
• Plaka, pop. 106

Population

Year	Village population	Population municipal district
1981	-	1,334
1991	738	-
2001	820	1,674

History

Makri was ruled by the Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars of 1912 under the name Miri. It became a part of Bulgaria after 1912. In 1920 it became a part of Greece, and in 1941–1944 it was re-occupied by Bulgarian forces during the Axis Occupation of Greece.

Gallery

• View from hill in Makri, Evros.JPG

  View over Makri

• Makri, Evros prefecture, Greece.jpg

  View from nearby hill

• Makri coastline, Evros.JPG

  Coastline

• View of Samothraki from Makri, Evros.JPG

  View of Samothraki from Makri

• Beach in Nea Makri Evrou.jpg

  Beach in summer time

• Makri Beach, Evros.JPG

  Beach in spring

• Cave, Makri, Evros.JPG

  Cyclops Cave

• Ruins Makri Evros.JPG

  Ruins of Byzantine church

• Stream Makri village Evros.JPG

  Stream that runs through the village

• Makri church exterior, Evros.JPG

  Church exterior

• Makri church interior, Evros.JPG

  Church interior

See also

• List of settlements in the Evros regional unit

External links

• Makri on GTP Travel Pages