Drama

Νομός Δράμας

Statistics
Prefecture and Province: Drama (capital)
Location:
Latitude:
Longitude:

41.151/41° 9'6" N
24.1/24° 8'22" E
Population: (2001)

  103975
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:
 -highest:

Angilios
115 m (centre)
north
Postal code: 661 00
Area/distance code: 11-30-25210 (030-25210)-2 to 7
Municipal code: 1002
Car designation: PM
3-letter abbreviation: DR
Address of administration: 14 Arnhem St
Drama 661 00

Drama (Greek: Δράμα) is a town in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the prefecture of Drama. The Drama prefecture is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. Drama is the largest prefecture that have only one province.

In the Roman occupation era, Drama was known as Dravescus (Δραβήσκος), and it had been a trade center and a military camp on the Roman Via Egnatia.

The economy of the modern-day Drama area had heavily relied upon the local paper and clothing industries during the previous years. However, these industries have moved across the border to Bulgaria, with a devastating impact on the local community's economy and employment. Other sources of income include agriculture, consisting mainly of tobacco plantations, small-scale mining and forest industry. Recently, there have been efforts to take advantage of the rich local natural environment and develop ecotourism in the area.

Drama Google Earth

There is a modern ski resort on Mount Falakro. Drama also hosts an annual short film festival.

The street named Arnhem is named after the Battle of Arnhem. Drama also has a tertiary football/soccer team named Drama FC which did not win the "Future Cup" (Kypelon Melon) in 2005.
The Harlem Globetrotters visited Greece on tour in November 2006 and played in the city's basketball stadium. This is one of the first times that an international event, including a concert, has been held in one of the smaller Greek cities.

Drama Plateia 4th August around 1940 [Source]

Church of Agia Sofia, Drama

Part of the town's Byzantine wall

Source of Agia Varvara

Other

Drama has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office, a sporting centre, a train station, and squares (plateies).

Persons

Basilis (or Vasilis) Xanthopoulos, Physicist

Historical population

Year Population Municipal population
1981 37118 -
1991 37604 47925
2001 42501 55632

Division of the municipality

Links

Municipalities and communities of the Drama Prefecture

Doxato | Drama | Kalampaki | Kato Nevrokopi | Nikiforos | Paranesti | Prosotsani | Sitagroi

Sidironero

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