Doxato
Doxato
Δοξάτο | |
|---|---|
 Saint Athanasios bell tower | |
  Doxato Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates:41°06′N24°14′E/ 41.100°N 24.233°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Drama |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 243.4 km2(94.0 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 162.3 km2(62.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 12,059 |
| • Density | 50/km2(130/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 7,568 |
| • Municipal unit density | 47/km2(120/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,468 |
| Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΜ |
Doxato(Greek:Δοξάτο,romanized:Doxáto,formerlyGreek:Δοξάτον,romanized:Doxáton) is a town and municipality in theDrama regional unit,inEast Macedonia and Thrace,Greece.The seat of the municipality is the townKalampaki.[2]
Municipality
[edit]The municipality Doxato was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
- Doxato
- Kalampaki
The municipality has an area of 243.400 km2,the municipal unit 162.336 km2.[3]The former municipality of Doxato was founded as a result of law 2539/1997 ( "Plan Kapodistria" ), by merging the former municipalities of Doxato and Megalou Alexandrou, and the former communities of Agios Athanasios and Kefalarion.[4]According to the 2011 census, the former municipality had a population of 8,943 and the town 2,884.[5]
History (Doxato Massacres)
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According to the statistics ofVasil Kanchov( "Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics" ), 900GreekChristians,850Turks,200Gypsies,120BulgarianChristians and 120Vlachslived in the town in 1900.[6]
Doxato was the scene of two majormassacresin recent history.
The first massacre occurred during theSecond Balkan War,fought between Greece and Serbia on one hand and Bulgaria on the other. According to Greek sources, on June 30, 1913, a Bulgarian cavalry unit surrounded Doxato and proceeded to massacre between 500 and 600 inhabitants (depending on source), including women and children, burning the town to the ground in the process.[7]However, according to a report by an international commission, organized by the Carnegie endowment, the massacre had been actually committed by local Turks armed by the Bulgarian army.[8]
The second massacre took place on 29 September 1941 during the Second World War, when Doxato was again (together with the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace) underBulgarian occupation.During the night of 28–29 September 1941, aninsurrection against the Bulgarian occupation troopsbroke out in nearbyDramaby the Communist party of Greece (KKE) and spread to the surrounding country. The local police station in Doxato was attacked, leading to the death of 6-7 Bulgarian policemen. Although those who participated in the insurrection were killed or fled to the mountains, reprisals were harsh. The next day, Bulgarian forces rounded up all the men in town aged 14 and over, and after dividing them into groups of ten, executed them on the night of 29 September 1941. After the revolt, a period of state terror began, involving arrests, house searches and physical violence against citizens.[9]
Distinctions
[edit]The Greek government has awarded the town the title ofHero and Martyr City(Ηρωική και Μαρτυρική Πόλη)[10]in recognition for the massacres it has suffered.
Sports
[edit]Doxato has two sports clubs, Flilippoi Doxatou, a football club, and AED (a basketball club).
References
[edit]- ^"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ab"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text"(in Greek).Government Gazette.
- ^"Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)"(PDF)(in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2015-09-21.
- ^"EETAA local government changes".Retrieved29 June2020.
- ^"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός"(in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^Kanchov, Vasil,Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics,Sofia,1900, book 2, p. 22. Written as "Доксатъ". (in Bulgarian)
- ^Cassavetti, John, Hellas and the Balkan Wars, p.341-43,
- ^Report of the International Commission to Inquire into the Causes and Conduct of the Balkan Wars, published by the Endowment Washington, D.C. 1914, p. 81-83
- ^Mazower M.,After the War was Over.Princeton University Press, 2000. p. 292. (GoogleBooks)
- ^"Δοξάτο Δράμας. Επίσημη Δημοτική Πύλη. - Δοξάτο".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-21.Retrieved2009-12-17.
External links
[edit]- Doxato at GEOnet Names Server
- Cassavetti, John (1914),Hellas and the Balkan Wars, p.341-43,London: T. F. Unwin,hdl:10111/UIUCBB:cassade0001helbal
| Regional unit ofDrama |  | |
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| Regional unit ofEvros | ||
| Regional unit ofKavala | ||
| Regional unit ofRhodope | ||
| Regional unit ofThasos | ||
| Regional unit ofXanthi | ||
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