Komotini

Komotini is a metropolis inside the vicinity of East Macedonia and Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the Rhodope local unit. It became the administrative centre of the Rhodope-Evros first-rate-prefecture till its abolition in 2010, by the Kallikratis Plan. The metropolis is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973. Komotini is home to a great Turkish-speaking Muslim minority. Built on the northern part of the plain bearing the identical name, Komotini is one of the fundamental administrative, economic and cultural facilities of northeastern Greece and additionally a primary agricultural and breeding middle of the place.

Komotini has existed as a agreement because the second century AD. That is showed by using archaeological finds of that generation up till the 4th century. It is also showed by using an inscription at the ruins of the 4th-century Byzantine wall, which can be visible at diverse websites inside the town, which reads "Theodosiou Ktisma". The inscription turned into located by the Komotini-born Prof. Stilponas Kyriakidis and the then mayor Sofoklis Komninos. It is stated that the agreement originates from the fifth century and is linked to the daughter of the painter Parrasios from Maroneia. It is one of the great place.