Prosotsani
Place in Drama, Greece
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Prosotsani (Greek: Προσοτσάνη, romanized: Prosotsáni, until 1925: Greek: Προσωτσάνη - Prosotsani, from 1925 until 1940: Greek: Πυρσόπολις - Pyrsopolis[2]) is a municipality and town within the municipality located in the western part of the Drama regional unit in Greece. The 2021 census reported a population of 7,499 inhabitants for the municipal unit, and 3,169 for the town.[1] A local attraction is the cave at the source of the Angitis River, located at the village of Angitis in the community of Kokkinogeia.[3]
Prosotsani
Προσοτσάνη | |
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Prosotsani town hall | |
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  Prosotsani | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′N 23°58′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | East Macedonia and Thrace |
| Regional unit | Drama |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 481.8 km2 (186.0 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 419.0 km2 (161.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 10,739 |
| • Density | 22.29/km2 (57.73/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 7,499 |
| • Municipal unit density | 17.90/km2 (46.35/sq mi) |
| • Community | 3,169 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΡΜ |
History
Prosotsani is a historic town (and a former center of tobacco production) built on the foot of Menekio mountain. It was a sub-district in the sanjak in the Selanik vilayet as "Pürsıçan" during Ottoman Era, before the Balkan Wars.
Municipality
Popular culture
A Turkish TV series has been recorded between the years of 2007 and 2009. The series, Elvada Rumeli, tells the story of a Turkish milkman who was living with his family in Prosotsani during the forced migration of the Turkish population from Macedonia.
Notable people
- FORG1VEN, professional League of Legends player
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