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Nestorio
Nestorio (, ''Nestório''; and , ''Nestram'' or Нѐсрам, ''Nésram'') is a village and a municipality in the Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Nestorio is approximately southwest of Kastoria, at the banks of the river Aliakmon. Municipality The municipality Nestorio was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Akrites, Kastoria, Akrites *Arrenes *Gramos, Greece, Gramos *Nestorio The municipality has an area of 616.072 km2, the municipal unit 336.326 km2. Subdivisions The municipal unit of Nestorio is divided into the following communities: *Kypseli, Kastoria, Kypseli *Kotyli, Kastoria, Kotyli (Nea Kotyli) *Nestorio (Agia Anna, Kastoria, Agia Anna, Giannochori, Livadotopi, Monopylo, Nestorio, Pefkos, Kastoria, Pefkos, Stena, Kastoria, Stena, Trilofos, Kastoria, Trilofos) *Ptelea, Kastoria, Ptelea (Kato Ptelea, Kranochori, Ptelea, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trilofos, Kastoria
Trilofos ("sitting on three ridges") or Trilofo (Greek language, Greek: ''Τρίλοφος Καστοριάς'') is a mountain village belonging to the Kastoria (regional unit), prefecture of Kastoria in the Western Macedonia region of Greece, at an altitude of 1,148 metres. Geography Trilofos is located on the slopes of Gramos, Mount Grammos, on the Christofor, Konopisce and Dandaleska ridges, between the Greek border with Albania and the Haliacmon, Aliakmon River (originally – Upper Aliakmon). It lies 22 km W-NW of Nestorio and 45.5 km W-SW of Kastoria. During the Turkish occupation it was called Slimnitsa (Greek: ''Σλήμνιτσα'') and was the largest in the area with 200 families. It was divided into two slums, the "Upper Slum" ("Ano Mahala") and the "Lower Slum" ("Kato Mahala"), and had many stone mansions, two or three storeys high, built by craftsmen from Epirus (region), Epirus. History The inhabitants of the village, most of them bilingual (speakers of Greek l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gramos, Greece
Gramos (, ) is a remote mountain village and a former municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Nestorio municipality as a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 59.422 km2. Population 10 (2021). The village is a traditional Aromanian ( Vlach) settlement, named after the nearby Gramos mountains to its south. It lies very close to the Albanian border. The source of the river Aliakmonas is near Gramos. It had the smallest population of any municipality in Greece at 28 inhabitants in the 2001 Greek census. It was also the least densely populated community or municipality in Greece, at 0.47 inhabitants/km2. A small road connects Gramos with Nestorio, 20 km to its east. Gramos is the nearest village to Lake Gkistova. History The wider settlement is thought to have been created by the amalgamation of smaller settlements in the 17th century. Its inhabitants were engaged in nomadic a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pefkos, Kastoria
Pefkos (, before 1928: Τούχουλη – ''Touchouli'') is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Nestorio Nestorio (, ''Nestório''; and , ''Nestram'' or Нѐсрам, ''Nésram'') is a village and a municipality in the Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Nestorio is approximately southwest of Kastoria, a .... Touchouli was inhabited by an Albanian speaking population.. The 1920 Greek census recorded 334 people in the village, and 50 inhabitants (10 families) were Muslim in 1923. References {{Nestorio div Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit) Nestorio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livadotopi
Livadotopi (, before 1928: Όμοτσκο – ''Omotsko'') is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Nestorio Nestorio (, ''Nestório''; and , ''Nestram'' or Нѐсрам, ''Nésram'') is a village and a municipality in the Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Nestorio is approximately southwest of Kastoria, a .... In 1923, there were 6 Muslim families (30 people) in Omotsko. References {{Nestorio div Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit) Nestorio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giannochori
Giannochori (, before 1927: Γιαννοβαίνη – ''Giannovaini'') is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Nestorio. Giannochorio was an Albanian speaking village with a Christian population in a wider Slavic speaking area. "Η γειτονική ομάδα των χριστιανικών Γραμοχωρίων ή Γιαννοχωρίων ήταν πιθανότατα αλβανόφωνα σε φάσn σλαβοφώνnσnς." As a bilingual village, both the Albanian and (Slavic) Macedonian languages were spoken. Later Giannochorio became a monolingual Slavophone village, in particular its female villagers, followed by a new bilingualism with Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ... as a second language. "Στ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agia Anna, Kastoria
Agia Anna (, before 1928: Ραδιγκόσδη – ''Radigkosdi'') is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Nestorio Nestorio (, ''Nestório''; and , ''Nestram'' or Нѐсрам, ''Nésram'') is a village and a municipality in the Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Nestorio is approximately southwest of Kastoria, a .... In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria. The village Agia Anna had a total of 152 inhabitants, and was populated by 140 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness. "Αγία Άννα, Πληθυσμός: 152, Σλαυόφωνοι: 140, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι" References {{Kastoria div Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit) Nestorio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kranochori
Kranochori (, before 1928: Δρανίτσι – ''Dranitsi'') is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Ptelea. The 1920 Greek census recorded 289 people in the village, and 25 inhabitants (4 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Dranitsi were from Pontus Pontus or Pontos may refer to: * Short Latin name for the Pontus Euxinus, the Greek name for the Black Sea (aka the Euxine sea) * Pontus (mythology), a sea god in Greek mythology * Pontus (region), on the southern coast of the Black Sea, in modern ... (6) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 305 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 6 (17 people). In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.. The village Kranochori had a total of 377 inhabitants, and was populated by 320 Slavophones without a Bulgaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptelea, Kastoria
Ptelea (, before 1928: Γκρέντση – ''Gkrentsi'', between 1928 and 1949: Φτελιά – ''Ftelia'') is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.. The village had a total of 472 inhabitants, and was populated by 450 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness. "Φτελιά, Πληθυσμός: 472, Σλαυόφωνοι: 450, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι" References {{Nestorio div Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit) Nestorio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stena, Kastoria
Stena (, before 1926: Στέντσκον – ''Stentskon'') is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Nestorio Nestorio (, ''Nestório''; and , ''Nestram'' or Нѐсрам, ''Nésram'') is a village and a municipality in the Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece. Nestorio is approximately southwest of Kastoria, a .... In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.. The village Stena had a total of 204 inhabitants, and was populated by 180 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness. "Στενά, Πληθυσμός: 204, Σλαυόφωνοι: 180, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι" References {{Kastoria div Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit) Nestorio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastoria (regional Unit)
Kastoria (, ''Perifereiakí Enótita Kastoriás'') is one of the 74 regional units of Greece and is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. Its capital is the homonymous city of Kastoria. Geography Kastoria is situated at the western end of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia in the far north of the country. It borders the regional units of Florina (regional unit), Florina to the north, Kozani (regional unit), Kozani to the southeast, Grevena (regional unit), Grevena to the south and Ioannina (regional unit), Ioannina to the southwest. The area of the regional unit roughly corresponds to the Regions of ancient Greece, ancient Greek region of Orestis (region), Orestis of Upper Macedonia. The international border with the Albanian district of Korçë District, Korçë lies on the western edge of the regional unit. The main mountain ranges are Gramos and Voio in the west (both part of the Pindus range) and Verno in the northeast. The Haliacmon, Haliacmon river flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akrites, Kastoria
Akrites () is a municipal unit of Nestorio Municipality in Kastoria regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. The municipal unit has an area of 85.724 km2 with a population of 590 inhabitants according to 2021 Greek census. Communities The communities of the municipal unit are (settlements in brackets): * Chionato * Dipotamia (incl. Kali Vrysi and Mesovracho) * Komninades * Polyanemo Notable people * Symeon Kortsalis, Greek revolutionary from Polyanemo who participated in Greek revolution of 1821 * Christina Giazitzidou, Greek rower, originally from Chionato, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in London References External links Kastoria to Dipotamia: Bouzouki eveningogreekhiking.com Populate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrenes
Arrenes () is a former community in Kastoria regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th .... Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestorio, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 134.600 km2. Population 365 (2021). The seat of the community was in Eptachori. Communities The communities of the municipal unit are: * Chrysi (incl. the settlement Pefkofyto) * Eptachori * Zouzouli References Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit) Former municipalities in Western Macedonia Nestorio {{WMacedonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
