Feres
Φέρες | |
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Coordinates: 40°53′30″N 26°10′15″E / 40.89167°N 26.17083°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
Regional unit | Evros |
Municipality | Alexandroupoli |
Municipality established | 1986 |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 411.2 km2 (158.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 6,500 |
• Municipal unit density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
• Community | 4,228 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 685 00 |
Vehicle registration | EB |
Website | www |
Feres (Greek: Φέρες) is a town and a former municipality in the Evros regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Alexandroupolis, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 411.160 km2.[3] Population 6,500 (2021). Feres is linked with the EO2 road, the A2 motorway towards Thessaloniki and Igoumenitsa, and the EO51 road towards Alexandroupolis and Ormenio. The Evros river forms the border with Turkey to the east.