Ladi, Evros

Ladi
Λάδη
Community
Ladi is located in Greece
Ladi
Ladi
Coordinates: 41°27′08″N 26°12′29″E / 41.45222°N 26.20806°E / 41.45222; 26.20806
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEast Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unitEvros
MunicipalityDidymoteicho
Municipal unitMetaxades
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
91
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
68010

Ladi is a village in regional unit of Evros in Greece, at an altitude of 90 meters which is located north of the Erythropotamos which ends in the river Evros and east of the border line with Bulgaria.[2]

Geography

It is 25.5 km NW. of Didymoteicho and 35 km W.-SW. of Orestiada. According to the "Kallikratis" Program, it is the local community of Ladi that belongs to the Metaxades municipal unit of the Didymoteicho municipality. According to the 2021 census it has a population of 91 inhabitants.[1]

History

During the period of the Ottoman rule, it was a farmstead of an agha, referred to as "Emblindin" or "Imblindin" and was an intermediate station between Ivaylovgrad and Didymoteicho. The local Greek workers who worked on the farm bought the estates and founded the village Ladi.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Νέα Δομή. Τεγόπουλος - Μανιατέας. 1996. p. 224, τομ. 19.