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Administrative Region : East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit : Drama

Nikiforos (Greek: Νικηφόρος, Turkish: Nusratlı[1]) is a village and a former municipality in the Drama regional unit, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paranesti, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The 2001 census reported a population of 4,279 inhabitants in the municipal unit and 436 in the village.[3] Between Nikiforos and Karyafiton (formerly Kozluköy and Platania) villages, "Drama Köprüsü" (Bridge Of Drama), was built approximately before 3 centuries and passed in "Drama Köprüsü", a Rumelia Turkish song, was found by Nikos Latsistalis, is Chairman of Drama Asia Minor Refugees Association with the help of a Turkish refugee from Drama to Bursa[4]

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Division of the municipality

Nikiforos / Δ.δ. Νικηφόρου [ 546 ]
- Nikiforos / ο Νικηφόρος [ 436 ]
- Marmaria / η Μαρμαριά [ 82 ]
- Mikrolivadi / το Μικρολιβάδιον [ 28 ]
Adriani / Δ.δ. Αδριανής -- η Αδριανή [ 1.371 ]
Ano Pyxari / Δ.δ. Άνω Πυξαρίου [ 195 ]
- Ano Pyxari / το Άνω Πυξάριον [ 41 ]
- Gyros / ο v [ 18 ]
- Teichos / το Τείχος [ 68 ]
- Ypsilokastro / το Υψηλόκαστρον [ 68 ]
Platania / Δ.δ. Πλατανιάς [ 964 ]
- Platania / η Πλατανιά [ 686 ]
- Thamnoto / το Θαμνωτόν [ 48 ]
- Mavrokordatos / ο Μαυροκορδάτος [ 103 ]
- Pelekiti / η Πελεκητή [ 30 ]
- Prinolofos / ο Πρινόλοφος [ 97 ]
Platanovrysi / Δ.δ. Πλατανόβρυσης [ 483 ]
- Paliampela / τα Παλιάμπελα [ 99 ]
- Drymotopos / ο Δρυμότοπος [ 40 ]
- Platanovrysi / η Πλατανόβρυση [ 162 ]
- Terpsithea / η Τερψιθέα [ 67 ]
- Chamokerasa / τα Χαμοκέρασα [ 115 ]
Ptelea / Δ.δ. Πτελέας Πλατανιάς -- η Πτελέα [ 376 ]
Ypsili Rachi / Δ.δ. Υψηλής Ράχης -- η Υψηλή Ράχη [ 344 ]

References

^ http://www.promacedonia.org/vk/map/vkynchov_2d.jpg Map of Drama Sanjak
^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
^ [1].(Greek) Data from the 2001 census, at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ), www.statistics.gr
^ http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&Date=&ArticleID=993371 Bridge of Drama was found

Nikiforos at GEOnet Names Server

External links

Youtube Bridge of Drama

Municipalities and communities of the Drama Prefecture