The regional unit Rhodope is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): •
Arriana (2) •
Iasmos (3) •
Komotini (1) •
Maroneia-Sapes (4) In 2015 this regional unit has three seats in the
Hellenic Parliament.
Prefecture Rhodope was established as a
prefecture in 1930 (), when the former
Thrace Prefecture was divided into the Rhodope and Evros prefectures. In 1944
Xanthi Prefecture was created from the western part of Rhodope Prefecture. Since the 1990s Rhodope cooperated with Evros in the
Rhodope-Evros Super-prefecture. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the prefecture was transformed into a regional unit within the East Macedonia and Thrace region, with no change in its boundaries. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below. The Rhodope regional unit had 104,380 in accordance with the 2021 census results, a decline from 112,039 inhabitants in the 2011 census results. The capital of the Regional unit is
Komotini which has an estimated urban population of 55,000. It is the largest settlement in the regional unit. It also serves as the capital of the
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace administrative region.
Provinces • Province of
Komotini - Komotini • Province of
Sapes - Sapes
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in
Greece.
Sites of interest • The ancient city
Anastasioupolis-Peritheorion with the medieval towers south-east of
Amaxades • The
Imaret of Komotini, one of the oldest
Ottoman monuments in
Thrace from 1360 - 1380 • The
Papikio mountain with the ruins of early Christian monasteries • The trip route from
Arriana to the east, as far as the borders with
Evros, within the forest • The suburban forest of Nymphaea, north of
Komotini • The ancient
Maronia • The "Thracian Meteora" - scenic landscape with wild nature and wild horses north of
Iasmos • The circumcenter temple of 11th - 13th century of
Maximianoupolis - Mosynoupolis few km west of
Komotini •
Archaeological Museum of Komotini •
Folklore Museum of Komotini •
Byzantine Museum of Komotini •
Carathéodory Museum, dedicated to
Constantin Carathéodory, in
Komotini •
Thracian, Ethnological, Historical and Cultural museum, in
Komotini Beaches and resorts •
Petrota beach •
Synaxi beach •
Marmaritsa •
Agios Charalampos' beach •
Kangeles, near
Maronia •
Platanitis •
Alkyona •
Proskynites' beach or
Kryoneri •
Profitis Ilias •
Imeros' beach •
Karousmilou •
Molyvoti •
Chrysophora islet •
Glyfada's beach •
Paralia Mesis (with
Blue flag 2014) •
Arogi's beaches (1 of them with
Blue flag 2014) •
Fanari beaches (2 of them with
Blue flag 2014) ==Gallery==