Elatia (Drama), Greece

Elatia (Ελατιά, Ελατιάς), until 1927 known as Kara Dere (Καρά Ντερέ, Καράντερέ, Кара дере ), is a forest village in Northern Greece near the border with Bulgaria. It is the administrative center of the Karantere forest.

History
After the Russo-Turkish War the village of Elatia (Karadere) remained within the borders of the Ottoman Empire and its population consisted of Pomaks. It was acceded to Greece after World War I. Its name was changed from Kara Dere (Καρά Ντερέ) to Elatias (Ελατιάς) in 1927. The village was depopulated in the period 1919-1934, most probably in 1923 as a result of the Treaty of Lausanne. Since then the village serves as a center of the forestry enterprise of Karantere and as a tourist station and mountain refuge.