Kastanies–Ormenio National Road
Trunk road in Greece
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The Kastanies–Ormenio National Road (Greek: Εθνική Οδός Καστανιών - Ορμενίου) is an unnumbered national road in north eastern Greece. Created by ministerial decree in 1995, the road runs from Kastanies to Ormenio and the border with Bulgaria, and is part of European route E85.
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| Εθνική Οδός Καστανιών - Ορμενίου | ||||
 Route of the Kastanies–Ormenio National Road, in blue | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of EO51 | ||||
| Part of E85 | ||||
| Length | 33.1 km[1] (20.6 mi) | |||
| Existed | 15 December 1995–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end | Kastanies | |||
| West end | Border with Bulgaria (near Ormenio) | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Greece | |||
| Regions | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | |||
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Route
The Kastanies–Ormenio National Road is officially defined as an east–west branch of the EO51, located entirely within the Orestiada municipality of the Evros regional unit. The road branches off the EO51 at Kastanies, and heads west via Ormenio towards the border with Bulgaria, avoiding Edirne in Turkey.[2] The entire road is numbered the EO52 for statistical purposes by the National Statistical Service of Greece (ESYE),[3] and is also part of European route E85.[4]
Exit list
| Municipality | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Orestiada |  Kastanies,  Turkey (Edirne) | Intersection | |||
| Rizia, Kastanies, Turkey (Edirne) | |||||
| Kanadas, Marasia | |||||
| Krios | |||||
| Spilaio, Dikaia | Eastbound entry and exit only. | ||||
| Dikaia, Palli, Pentalofos | |||||
| Ptelea | Eastbound entry and westbound exit only. | ||||
| Ormenio, Petrota | |||||
| Bulgaria–Greece border (Schengen Area, no border controls); continues west as the II-88. | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
History
Ministerial Decision DMEO/e/O/1308/1995 of 15 December 1995 created the Kastanies–Ormenio National Road, and subclassified the road as part of the basic (primary) network.[2] Border controls with Bulgaria, at the western end of the National Road, were abolished on 1 January 2025 when Bulgaria fully joined the Schengen Area.[5]