Ptelea (, before 1951: Φτελιά FteliaΚ. Φτελιάς (Έβρου), EETAA local government changes) is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Trigono. It is located on the right bank of the river Evros, where it forms the border with Bulgaria. It is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio - Svilengrad). The town was formerly known as Karagatsoudi (Καραγατσούδι) and El-Karakas (Ελ-Καράκας), its Turkish name was Karaagaç. The nearest villages are Dikaia to its east, and Ormenio to its northwest.
History Ptelea was founded in 1924 by refugees from Eastern Thrace. In 1997 under the Capodistrian Plan, the community of Ptelea became part of the new municipality of Trigono with 11 other former communities.Δ. Τριγώνου (Έβρου), EETAA local government changes At the Kallikratis reform, it became part of the municipality of Orestiada.
Population Year Population 1950s 1,000 1981 660 1991 569 2001 477 2011 441 2021 344
Transport
Road Ptelea is bypassed by the Greek National Road 51/European route E85 (Feres - Soufli - Orestiada - Ormenio), which continues across the border as the Bulgarian road 80 to Svilengrad.
Rail The community is served by Ptelea railway station, the second most northerly railway station in Greece, after . The station is served by Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad line.
See also List of settlements in the Evros regional unit
External links El-Karakas Ptelea
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