Country Greece Local time Monday 5:40 AM Municipal unit Vyssa | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Municipality Orestiada Regional unit Evros | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 68% Humidity Administrative region Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | ||
Rizia (Greek: Ρίζια) is a village in the municipal unit of Vyssa in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is situated on the right bank of the river Ardas. The nearest large village is Kastanies to its northeast, on the Turkish border.
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Map of Rizia 680 14, Greece
History
Its name during the Ottoman rule was Dujaros (Дуджарос - Dudzharos in Bulgarian). 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.
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Rizia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA