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Sterna, Evros

Coordinates: 41°34′N 26°28′E / 41.567°N 26.467°E / 41.567; 26.467
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Sterna
Στέρνα
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]
 • Community481
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

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

History

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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

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References

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  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.