Ormenio
Ορμένιο | |
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Coordinates: 41°43′N 26°13′E / 41.717°N 26.217°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
Regional unit | Evros |
Municipality | Orestiada |
Municipal unit | Trigono |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 344 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ormenio (Greek: Ορμένιο, Turkish: Çirmen, Bulgarian: Черномен, romanized: Chernomen) is the northernmost place in all of Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Trigono in the Evros regional unit of Thrace. It is situated near the right bank of the river Evros, which forms the border with Bulgaria here. On the other side of the Evros, 6 km to the north, lies the Bulgarian town Svilengrad. Nearby villages in Greece are Ptelea to its southeast and Petrota to its southwest.