Ftelia is a village in the Drama regional unit, in northeastern Greece. Its population is 612 (2021 census).[1] Ftelia means "elm tree" in Greek. The village is situated 9 km to the south of the city of Drama in Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Kalampaki. Many of the village's residents are descendants of Greeks who fled from the Northern Thrace region of Bulgaria during the Balkan Wars.
Ftelia
Φτελιά | |
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  Ftelia | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′55″N 24°11′24″E / 41.082°N 24.190°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Drama |
| Municipality | Doxato |
| Municipal unit | Kalampaki |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 612 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ftelia has a kindergarten. It also has a football team, "Aris Ftelias", which competes in the prefecture of Drama amateur division.
References
edit- ^ a b "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.