Sterna, Evros

For other uses, see Sterna.
Sterna
Στέρνα
Community
Sterna is located in Greece
Sterna
Sterna
Coordinates: 41°34′N 26°28′E / 41.567°N 26.467°E / 41.567; 26.467
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitVyssa
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
481
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sterna (Greek: Στέρνα) is a settlement in the Evros regional unit of Greece. It is located around 9 kilometers west of Nea Vyssa and northwest of Orestiada, on low hills between the rivers Evros and Arda.

Population

Year Population
1981 1,015
1991 1,008
2001 867
2011 621
2021 481

History

Sterna was ruled by the Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars of 1913, when it joined Bulgaria. After the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) it was ceded to Greece.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
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