Dovras

Municipal unit in Greece

Dovras Δοβράς
Municipal unit
40°36′N 22°12′E / 40.600°N 22.200°E / 40.600; 22.200
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Imathia
Municipality	Veroia
Area
• Municipal unit	104.1 km² (40.2 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	4,388
• Municipal unit density	42/km² (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΗΜ

Dovras (Greek: Δοβράς) is a former municipality in Imathia, Greece. Its name comes from the Slavic Dobra meaning "Good". Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Veroia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] In 2021 its population was 4,388. Its area is 104.123 km².^[3] The seat of the municipality was in Agios Georgios. The municipality was created at the 1997 Kapodistrias reform.^[4] The road from Veroia to Edessa runs through Dovras. Its main industry is agriculture especially its peach production. In the post-civil war time, there were built houses for young victims of the civil war by the Swiss, as well as founded manufacturies for vocational training (apprenticeship).^[5]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Dovras is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

Agios Georgios
Agia Marina
Patrida (Patrida, Kali Panagia)
Trilofo
Fyteia (Fyteia, Agios Nikolaos, Kostochori, Lianovrochi)

References

^ "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.
^ "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 from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
^ "Note sur la présence suisse en Grèce". 16 September 1970.