Evros Prefecture

Evros (Greek: ?????) is one of the fifty-one prefectures of Greece and is the northernmost. It is located in the eastern and the northeastern part of the Greek part of Thrace, and borders Turkey at the Evros river. Evros borders Bulgaria to the north and the northwest. The Rhodope prefecture borders it to the west. Evros is the northernmost prefecture in Greece. Its capital town is Alexandroupoli. Evros is one of the largest prefectures of Greece and is the largest in Thrace covering over 45%, almost half of the entire Greek Thrace. One of the two regions that cover over half of the entire region in Greece. The prefecture includes the small island of Samothrace. The second river is the Ardas river. The river area was devastated by floods from February 17 to February 22 2005 and again from March 1 to March 4, 2005. The Rhodope mountains lie to the west.

Related Topics:
Prefectures of Greece - Thrace - Turkey - Evros - Bulgaria - Rhodope - Alexandroupoli - Samothrace - Ardas - February 17 - February 22 - 2005 - March 1 - March 4 - Rhodope

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The name of the prefecture is derived from the Evros river (Hebros), which appears to have been a Thracian hydronym.

Related Topics:
Hebros - Thracian - Hydronym

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