Tychero

Tycheró (Greek: Τυχερό, [tiçeˈro]) 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 Soufli, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 220.411 km².^[3] Tychero is situated near the river Evros, which forms the border with Turkey here.

Tychero Τυχερό
Municipal unit
Tychero Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 41°01′N 26°17′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Evros
Municipality	Soufli
Area
• Municipal unit	220.4 km2 (85.1 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,647
• Municipal unit density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Community	1,483
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	EB

History

Under Ottoman rule Tychero was known as Bıdıklı (Greek: Μπίντικλι). After the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) it became part of Bulgaria, and it became part of Greece in 1920. It was renamed to Tychio, which was changed to the current name Tychero in 1953.^[4] In February 2006 Tychero was struck by a flood of the Evros river. The town is populated by Arvanites^[5] originally from Ibriktepe, now in Turkey.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Tychero is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):^[2]

• Fylakto
• Lefkimmi
• Lyra
• Provatonas (Provatonas, Tavri, Thymaria)
• Tychero

Population

Year	Community	Municipal unit
1991	2,004	4,188
2001	2,031	4,103
2011	2,311	4,010
2021	1,483	2,647

Transport

Road

The Greek National Road 51/E85 (Alexandroupoli - Orestiada - Ormenio) passes west of the town. Tychero is located south of Soufli, south-southwest of Orestiada, northwest of İpsala (Turkey), north of Feres and northeast of Alexandroupoli.

Rail

The settlement is served by a railway station on the Alexandroupoli–Svilengrad line.

References

1. "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.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. Name changes of settlements in Greece
5. Baltsiotis, Lambros (2004). "Εκδοχές της ελληνικής εθνικής ιστορίας του 19ου και των αρχών του 20ού αιώνα στο λόγο των αρβανίτικων κοινοτήτων σήμερα". Historein: 5.