Kavyli

Coordinates: 41°34′N 26°31′E / 41.567°N 26.517°E / 41.567; 26.517
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Kavyli
Καβύλη
Kavyli is located in Greece
Kavyli
Kavyli
Coordinates: 41°34′N 26°31′E / 41.567°N 26.517°E / 41.567; 26.517
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityOrestiada
Municipal unitVyssa
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community523
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kavyli (Greek: Καβύλη) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Vyssa, which is part of the municipality Orestiada since 2011. It is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51 (Feres - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio). It is 7 km north of the centre of Orestiada, and 4 km southwest of Nea Vyssa.

Population[edit]

Year Population
1981 1,509
1991 1,337
2001 1,494
2011 758
2021 523

The town is populated by Arvanites.[2]

History[edit]

The village was founded by the Ottoman Turks, it was known as Emirler (Емирлер 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. Kavyli joined the municipality of Vyssa in the late 1990s.

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References[edit]

  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.
  2. ^ Kotsoglou, Despina (2018). «Τα δημογραφικά και κοινωνικά χαρακτηριστικά των Αρβανιτών της Θράκης. Democritus University of Thrace. p. 52.