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Avdella
Avdella ( el, Αβδέλλα; rup, Avdhela) is a village and a former municipality in Grevena regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been a municipal unit of Grevena. It is a seasonal Aromanian village in the Pindus mountains, at 1250–1350 metres altitude. Its summer population is about 3000, but in the winter there are only a few watchmen. The 2011 census recorded 280 inhabitants.Detailed census results 2011 It is notable as the birthplace of the , and appears in the opening sequence of the film [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manakis Brothers
The Manaki brothers ( rup, Frats Manachia), Yanaki and Milton ( and ), were Greek photography and cinema pioneers of the Balkan Peninsula and the Ottoman Empire. They were the first to bring a film camera and create a motion picture in the city of Manastir (modern-day Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia), an economic and cultural center of Ottoman Rumelia. Their first film, ''The Weavers'', was a 60-second documentary of their grandmother spinning and weaving; this is regarded as the first motion picture shot in the Balkans. The Manaki brothers used a 35 mm Urban Bioscope camera that Yanaki imported from London in 1905. Yanaki and Milton filmed documentaries about various aspects of life in the city of Manastir. They made a name for themselves in their local photography studio and, in 1906, they received an invitation from King Carol I of Romania to participate in the Bucharest Jubilee Exhibition, where they won a gold medal for their collection and were asked to be the Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanaki And Milton Manaki
The Manaki brothers ( rup, Frats Manachia), Yanaki and Milton ( and ), were Greek photography and cinema pioneers of the Balkan Peninsula and the Ottoman Empire. They were the first to bring a film camera and create a motion picture in the city of Manastir (modern-day Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia), an economic and cultural center of Ottoman Rumelia. Their first film, ''The Weavers'', was a 60-second documentary of their grandmother spinning and weaving; this is regarded as the first motion picture shot in the Balkans. The Manaki brothers used a 35 mm Urban Bioscope camera that Yanaki imported from London in 1905. Yanaki and Milton filmed documentaries about various aspects of life in the city of Manastir. They made a name for themselves in their local photography studio and, in 1906, they received an invitation from King Carol I of Romania to participate in the Bucharest Jubilee Exhibition, where they won a gold medal for their collection and were asked to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zisis Verros
Zisis Verros (Greek: Ζήσης Βέρρος, 16 August 1880 - 10 April 1985) was a notable Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle. Biography Verros was born in Avdella in 1880. He finished school in Avdella and graduated in the famous gymnasium of Tsotyli. He worked as a teacher in Avdella from 1889 to 1900. He then joined various Macedonian guerrilla groups, operating mainly as an agent, informant and driver, collaborating with the team of the famous Pavlos Melas. In 1905, his official armed action began, working with Loukas Kokkinos, Athanasios Brufas, Georgios Tsontos and Gr. Falerea. Shortly afterwards, he set up his own independent 35-member armed group, whose he was the leader. He participated in the victorious Battle of Orliaka against Ottoman troops, where a member of his band was killed. Then, with his group, he participated in the Battle of Ezeretsi (nowadays Petropoulakio) and then in the Operation of Paleor (nowadays Foufas) against Bulgarian Komitadjis. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostol Mărgărit
Apostol Mărgărit or Apostolos Margaritis (5 August 1832 in Avdella – 19 October 1903 in Bitola) was an Aromanian school teacher and writer. One of the most important voices of Aromanian emancipation in the 19th century, he conditioned Romania's policy toward the Aromanians, who started to have their own schools in their own language, thanks to Mărgărit's efforts. Life Mărgărit was born in Macedonia, the Ottoman Empire. In 1862, Mărgărit became a school teacher in Vlaho-Clisura, near Grevena and taught the children in Greek, but also in Aromanian. In 1864, in Trnovo, the first Aromanian school in Macedonia opened its doors for its children. The school was financed by Romania and was supervised by Apostol Mărgărit. It was founded by Dimitri Atanasescu, who was the teacher of the school and a native of the village. Due to his activity, he was accused of treason by the Greeks, of being either an Austrian or a Catholic agent. There were several assassination attempts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nushi Tulliu
Nushi Tulliu (April 23, 1872–April 8, 1941; ro, Nuși Tulliu) was an Aromanian poet and prose writer. He was born into an Aromanian family in Avdella, a village that formed part of the Ottoman Empire's Manastir Vilayet and is now in Greece. He began school in Kleisoura, followed by the Romanian high school in Bitola. Tulliu then enrolled in the literature faculty at the University of Bucharest in the Romanian Old Kingdom, where he took a degree in Romanian history and language. He attended the law faculty for two years, but did not graduate. In 1905, he was sent to Leipzig University in order to prepare his doctorate in history. While still a student, he taught at the Romanian gymnasium in Ioannina, and then in Romania. From 1929 until his retirement in 1937, he was a teacher in Bucharest. From 1908 to 1912, he was a school inspector in Macedonia. Tulliu's first published work was an 1894 article in the Bucharest magazine ''Peninsula balcanică''. He subsequently contribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tache Papahagi
Tache Papahagi (October 20, 1892 – January 17, 1977) was an Aromanian folklorist and linguist. He was born into an Aromanian family in Avdella (), a village that formed part of the Ottoman Empire's Manastir Vilayet and is now in Greece. He attended primary school in his native village, followed from 1902 to 1912 by studies at the Romanian high schools in Ioannina and Bitola. From 1912 to 1916, he went to the literature and philosophy faculty of Bucharest University in Romania. In 1925, he obtained a doctorate in philology from the same institution; his thesis dealt with the Maramureș dialect and folklore. He was a high school teacher at Târgu Neamț from 1916 to 1918. Papahagi was then hired at his alma mater, where he rose from teaching assistant (1920–1925) to docent (1926–1928), associate professor (1928–1943) and full professor (1943–1948). His first book was a printed conference report, the 1915 . In 1927, he started a course on Romanian linguistic ethnography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pericle Papahagi
Pericle Papahagi (1872 – January 20, 1943) was an Aromanian literary historian and folklorist. He was born into an Aromanian family in Avdella (), a village that formed part of the Ottoman Empire's Manastir Vilayet and is now in Greece. After attending school in his native village and in Bucharest in Romania, he graduated from the literature faculty of Bucharest University. He then went to Leipzig University, where he studied under Gustav Weigand and earned a doctorate in philosophy. Papahagi taught high school in Ottoman Thessaloniki and Bitola, in Bulgarian Silistra and in Giurgiu, Romania. His first published work, which appeared in ''Analele Academiei Române'' in 1893, was a collection of children's folklore, ''Jocuri copilărești. Culese de la românii din Macedonia''. His contributions also appeared in ''Analele Dobrogei'', ''Arhiva'', '' Convorbiri Literare'', ''Frățil’ia'', ''Grai bun'', ''Grai și suflet'', ''Jahresbericht des Instituts für rumänische Spra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In The Grevena Regional Unit
This is a list of settlements in the Grevena regional unit, Greece. * Agalaioi * Agapi * Agioi Theodoroi * Agios Georgios, Grevena * Agios Georgios, Deskati * Agios Kosmas * Aidonia * Aimilianos * Alatopetra * Amygdalies * Anavryta * Ano Ekklisia * Anoixi * Anthrakia * Asprokampos * Avdella * Dasaki * Dasochori * Dasyllio * Deskati * Despotis * Diasellaki * Dimitra * Diporo * Dotsiko * Doxaras * Ekklisia * Elatos * Elefthero * Eleftherochori * Elefthero Prosfygon * Exarchos * Felli * Filippaioi * Gilofos * Grevena * Itea * Kalamitsi * Kalirachi * Kallithea * Kalloni * Kalochi * Karpero * Kastro * Katakali * Kentro * Kipoureio * Kivotos * Klimataki * Knidi * Kokkinia * Kosmati * Kranea * Kydonies * Kyparissi * Kyrakali * Lavdas * Leipsi * Mavranaioi * Mavronoros * Megalo Seirini * Megaro * Mesolakkos * Mesolouri * Mikro Seirini * Mikrokleisoura * Mikrolivado * Milea * Monachiti * Myrsina * Nea Trapezounta * Neochori * Nisi * Oropedio * Pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avdhela Project
The Avdhela Project ( rup, Proiect Avdhela; ro, Proiect Avdhela), also known as the Library of Aromanian Culture ( rup, Biblioteca di Culturâ Armâneascâ; ro, Biblioteca Culturii Aromâne), is a digital library and cultural initiative developed by the Predania Association. The Avdhela Project aims to collect, edit and open to the public academic works on the Aromanians based on a series of specific principles. It was launched on 24 November 2009 in Bucharest, Romania. Public events, the promotion of cultural works and the publication of audiovisual material are other activities carried out by the Avdhela Project in support of Aromanian culture. History Foundation and objectives The Avdhela Project was launched on 24 November 2009 at the Peasant Club of the Romanian Peasant Museum in Bucharest, Romania. The ceremony began at 18:00 EET and was attended by figures such as the Aromanian essayist and poet George Vrana, the anthropologist and director Ionuț Piturescu and the dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grevena (regional Unit)
Grevena ( el, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Γρεβενών, ''Perifereiakí Enótita Grevenón'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Grevena. Geography Grevena borders the regional units of Ioannina (Epirus) to the west, Kastoria to the northwest, Kozani to the north and east, Larissa to the southeast and Trikala to the south. The Pindus mountains cover the western part of the regional unit. Other mountain ranges are Chasia in the south and Vourinos in the northeast. The longest river is Aliakmon which flows in the north and the east. Administration The regional unit Grevena is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): *Deskati (2) *Grevena (1) Prefecture Grevena was created as a prefecture ( el, Νομός Γρεβενών) in 1964, out of parts of the prefectures of Kozani and Larissa. As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Macedonia
Western Macedonia ( el, Δυτική Μακεδονία, translit=Ditikí Makedonía, ) is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Macedonia. Located in north-western Greece, it is divided into the regional units of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani. With a population of approximately 255,000 people, as of 2021, the region had one of the highest unemployment rates in the European Union. Geography The region of Western Macedonia is situated in north-western Greece, bordering with the regions of Central Macedonia (east), Thessaly (south), Epirus (west), and bounded to the north at the international borders of Greece with the Republic of North Macedonia (Bitola, Resen and Novaci municipalities) and Albania (Korçë County). Although it covers a total surface of (7.2% of country's total), it has a total population of 283,689 inhabitants (2.6% of the country's total), thus it is a low-density populated region (30 per km2, as compared to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Populated Places In Grevena (regional Unit)
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
