Country Greece Municipal unit Orfeas Postal code 680 04 Local time Wednesday 1:26 AM Municipality Soufli | Regional unit Evros Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 30 m Area code 25530 | |
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Administrative region East Macedonia and Thrace Weather 8°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Amorio (Greek: Αμόριο) is a village in the municipal unit of Orfeas, northeastern Evros, Greece. It is situated at 2 km from the right bank of the river Evros, that forms the border with Turkey here. Amorio is 6 km northeast of Lavara, 7 km southwest of Didymoteicho and 21 km west of Uzunköprü (Turkey). The Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Svilengrad) and the railway from Alexandroupoli to Didymoteicho pass through the village.
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Map of Amori 680 04, Greece
History
After the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, the area of Western Thrace became part of Bulgaria. As a result of the 1919 Treaty of Neuilly, it became a part of Greece. Amorio suffered damage from floods in 2005.
References
Amorio, Evros Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA