Dikella
| Dikella Δίκελλα | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Country: | Greece |
| Prefecture: | Evros |
| Province: | N/A |
| Municipality: | Alexandroupoli |
| Municipal district: | Makri |
| Population: (2001) -Settlement (change) -Percent of the municipal district -Percent of the city | 288 (-18 or -58.82% from 1991) 17.2% 15.55% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: | Thracian Gulf 50 m about 600 to 800 m (nw) |
| Postal code: | GR-680 11 |
| Car designation: | EB |
Dikella or Dikela (Greek: Δίκελλα) is a village in the northern part of the city of Alexandroupoli, Greece, west of the metropolitan area and 30 km west of downtown and a few kilometres west of Makri. Its 2001 population was 288. Dikella is located east-southeast of Komotini and southeast of Sapes. The area is approximately 25 to 30 km². Dikella is famous for its beach which is about 1 km long. The settlement there is named Paralia Dikella, or Dikella Beach, and is popular with tourists.
Nearest places
- Makri, east
Population
| Year | Village population | Change | Percent of the municipal district | Percent of the municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 306 | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 288 | -18 or -58.82% | 17.2% | 15.55% |
Geography
Its geography consists of farmlands within the coastline. Its length is 5 km long from north to south and 1 to 1.5 km in width from east to west. The mountain ranges lie to the north and are a mixture of forests and barren land, the northern part is rather underpopulated. The old and the new Egnatia Odos (GR-2/E90, Alexandroupoli - Thessaloniki - Kozani - Igoumenitsa) is to the north with its nearby interchange 10 km north with a curvy road over its valley.
History
Dikella was ruled by the Ottoman Empire until the Balkan Wars of 1913. Having invaded the area, Bulgaria administered the village until the Greco-Turkish War, after which it was finally ceded to Greece. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Some of its residents moved to other parts of Greece and North America. The population dropped dramatically between 1981 and 2001.
Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, the streets were paved in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1980s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
Dikella was battered by heavy rainfall on Monday August 6, 2007 which flooded the area and its village, its beaches were unsafe and muddy. Some properties were damaged and several roads were closed.
Other
Dikella has a school, church, banks, a post office, and a square (plateia), its nearest lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school) is in Makri.