Alexandroupoli (Municipality, Greece)

Αλεξανδρούπολη

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Flag of Alexandroupoli - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 5 February 2013

• Presentation of Alexandroupoli
• Flag of Alexandroupoli

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Presentation of Alexandroupoli

The municipality of Alexandroupoli (72,959 inhabitants in 2011; 12,199 ha) was formed in the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the three former municipalities of Alexandroupoli (61,702 inh.; 6,422 ha), Féres (Φέρες, 9,839 inh.), and Traianoúpoli (Τραϊανούπολη, 3,335inh.).

The town was founded as Dedeagach - the name was based on the local tradition of a wise old man (or dede) who spent much of his time in the shade of a local tree (in Turkish, ağaç) and was eventually buried beside it. In 1920 it was renamed Alexandroupoli in honor of King Alexander I of Greece.

Olivier Touzeau, 5 February 2013

Flag of Alexandroupoli

The flag of the former municipality of Alexandroupoli was white with the municipal logo and below the name of the municipality (Kokkonis website). The flag of the former municipality is probably still in use by the new municipality.
The emblem of the former municipality, also used by the new municipality, shows the lighthouse of Alexandroupoli.

Olivier Touzeau, 5 February 2013