Sakkos
Sakkos is a village in Orestiada, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace and has about 248 residents. Sakkos is situated nearby to the village Kavyli, as well as near the hamlet Σ.Ο.Α. Στρατοπέδου Σταθάτου.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 248 residents
- Description: human settlement in Greece
- Also known as: “Sakkos, Orestiada”
- Postal code: 68200
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kavyli and Orestiada.
Kavyli
Village
Kavyli is a village in the northern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Vyssa, which is part of the municipality Orestiada since 2011. Kavyli is situated 3 km north of Sakkos.
Orestiada
Town
Photo: Sdkedic, Public domain.
Orestiada, is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros regional unit of Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne after the Treaty of Lausanne when the population exchange occurred between Turkey and Greece, in which the river Evros became the new border between the two countries. Orestiada is situated 4 km south of Sakkos.
Nea Vyssa
Town
Nea Vyssa is a village in the northeastern part of the Evros regional unit in Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Vyssa until 2011. It is situated near the border with Turkey and the river Evros, about halfway between Orestiada and Edirne in Turkey. Nea Vyssa is situated 5 km north of Sakkos.
Sakkos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Orestiada, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.53824° or 41° 32′ 18″ northLongitude
26.52484° or 26° 31′ 29″ eastPopulation
248Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8GH8GGQF+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 299266548OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
734367Wikidata ID
Q21406430
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Sakkos” goes by many names.
- French: “Sákkos (Orestiáda)”
- French: “Sakkos”
- French: “Sákkos”
- German: “Sakkos”
- Greek: “Sákkos”
- Greek: “Σάκκος Έβρου”
- Greek: “Σάκκος Ορεστιάδας”
- Greek: “Σάκκος”
- Irish: “Sakkos”
- Russian: “Саккос”
- Turkish: “Sakkos (Orestiada)”
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