Prosotsani

Prosotsani (Greek: Προσοτσάνη, romanized: Prosotsáni, until 1925: Greek: Προσωτσάνη - Prosotsani, from 1925 until 1940: Greek: Πυρσόπολις - Pyrsopolis^[2]) is a municipality and town within the municipality located in the western part of the Drama regional unit in Greece. The 2021 census reported a population of 7,499 inhabitants for the municipal unit, and 3,169 for the town.^[1] A local attraction is the cave at the source of the Angitis River, located at the village of Angitis in the community of Kokkinogeia.^[3]

Prosotsani Προσοτσάνη
Municipality
Prosotsani town hall
Prosotsani Location within the region
Coordinates: 41°11′N 23°58′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	East Macedonia and Thrace
Regional unit	Drama
Area
• Municipality	481.8 km2 (186.0 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	419.0 km2 (161.8 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipality	10,739
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	7,499
• Municipal unit density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
• Community	3,169
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΡΜ

History

Prosotsani is a historic town (and a former center of tobacco production) built on the foot of Menekio mountain. It was a sub-district in the sanjak in the Selanik vilayet as "Pürsıçan" during Ottoman Era, before the Balkan Wars.

Municipality

The municipality Prosotsani was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[4]

• Prosotsani
• Sitagroi

Popular Culture

A Turkish TV series has been recorded between the years of 2007 and 2009. The series, Elvada Rumeli, tells the story of a Turkish milkman who was living with his family in Prosotsani during the forced migration of the Turkish population from Macedonia.

Notable people

• FORG1VEN, professional League of Legends player