Country Greece Vehicle registration EB Local time Monday 2:11 AM Regional unit Evros | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Elevation 116 m Municipality Didymoteicho | |
 | ||
Weather 8°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 75% Humidity Administrative region Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | ||
Metaxades (Greek: Μεταξάδες, [metaˈksaðes]) is a town and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Didymoteicho, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 211.238 km2. In 2011 its population was 687 for the village, 717 for the community and 3,415 for the municipality.
Contents
Map of Metaxades 680 10, Greece
Metaxades is located in the northern part of the Evros regional unit, on the border with Bulgaria (Ivaylovgrad municipality). The river Erythropotamos flows through the municipal unit. Kyprinos lies to the north, and Didymoteicho to the east. The Greek National Road 53 (Alexandroupoli - Mega Dereio - Kyprinos - Ormenio) runs through Metaxades.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Metaxades is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
History
Before 1913 the area of Metaxades was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. It was known as Tokmakköy during Ottoman rule. After a brief period of Bulgarian rule between 1913 and 1919, it became part of Greece. As a result its Bulgarian and Turkish population was exchanged with Greek refugees, mainly from today's Turkey.