Traianoupoli
ancient city of Thrace, Greece
Traianoupoli (Greek: Τραϊανούπολη) or Traianopolis in Thrace, Trajanopolis or Trajanople was a medieval settlement in the 14th century in the Evros regional unit of East Macedonia and Thrace region, northeastern Greece, nowadays named Loutra Traianoupoleos.
Traianoupoli was also the name of a municipality which existed between 1997 and 2011 following the Kapodistrias Plan.
Modern town
Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Alexandroupolis, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 163.549 km2. Population 2,315 (2021).
The seat of the municipality was in Antheia.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Traianoupoli is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages given in parentheses):
Antheia (Antheia, Aristino)
Doriko (Doriko, Aetochori)
Loutros (Loutros, Loutra Traianopouleos, Pefka)
Nipsa
History
The city was founded by the Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98–117) near the ancient town of Doriscus, and received his name. In the Roman period, the city was famous for its baths.
In the 4th century, it became the capital and metropolitan see of the Thracian Roman province of Rhodope.
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