Former Toponyms Of Places In Pella Prefecture
Many inhabited places in Pella Prefecture of Greece have both Slavic and Greek forms. Some of the forms are identifiably of Greek origin, others of Slavic, yet others of Turkish or more obscure origins. Following the First World War and the Graeco-Turkish War which followed, the Greek government undertook a renaming program to place Greek names first on places with Turkophonic, and later on those with Slavophonic names.Todor Hristov Simovski, The Inhabited Places of the Aegean Macedonia (Skopje 1998), , pp. XXXVIII-XLII. References External links * List compiled by thInstitute for Neohellenic Research {{DEFAULTSORT:Former Toponyms Of Places In Pella Prefecture Pella Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is best-known for serving as the capital city of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, and was the birthplace of Alexander the Great. On site of the ancient cit ... Populated places in Pella (regional unit) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pella Prefecture
Pella ( el, Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πέλλας) is one of the regional units of Greece, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. It is named after the ancient city of Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia and the birthplace of Alexander the Great. The capital of Pella is Edessa with a population of 19,036 inhabitants according to the census of 2011, while the largest town is Giannitsa. Other towns include Aridaia, Skydra, Arnissa and Krya Vrysi. Administration According to the 2011 census the population of the regional unit of Pella was 139,680. It is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are: *Almopia (2) *Edessa (1) *Pella (3) *Skydra (4) Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit of Pella was created out of the former prefecture Pella ( el, Νομός Πέλλας). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kosteno
Karydia ( el, Καρυδιά, before 1927: Τέχοβο - ''Techovo'', Macedonian and Bulgarian: Техово, ''Tehovo'') is a village in the municipality of Edessa, Pella regional unit, northern Greece. It is situated 9 km northwest of Edessa. At the church in the locality Kosteno ( el, Κόστενο, Macedonian and Bulgarian: Костен, ''Kosten'') there is an annual festival on 21 May, the day of Saint Helena. History There were 81 Christian households in the village of Tehova in 1619–1620. In the book "Ethnographie des Vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique", published in Constantinople in 1878, that reflects the statistics of the male population in 1873, ''Téhovo'' was noted as a village with 187 households and 880 Bulgarian inhabitants. In 1900, Vasil Kanchov gathered and compiled statistics on demographics in the area and reported that the village of ''Teovo'' was inhabited by 604 Bulgarian Christians. Vasil Kanchov Vasil Kanchov ( bg, Васил ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kalyvia Nanna , a municipality in the Tri ...
Kalyvia (Greek: Καλύβια) may refer to several villages in Greece: * Kalyvia, Aetolia-Acarnania, a village in Aetolia-Acarnania * Kalyvia, Euboea, a village in Euboea * Kalyvia, Heraklion, a village in the Heraklion regional unit *Kalyvia, Laconia, a village in Laconia *Kalyvia, Larissa, a village in Larissa * Kalyvia, Messenia, a village in Messenia * Kalyvia, Pella, a village in the Pella regional unit * Kalyvia, Skiathos, a village on the island of Skiathos * Kalyvia Analipseos, a village in the Larissa regional unit *Kalyvia Ilidos, a village in Elis, part of Amaliada *Kalyvia Myrtountion, a village in Elis, part of Vartholomio *Kalyvia Thorikou, a municipality in East Attica *Megala Kalyvia Megala Kalyvia ( el, Μεγάλα Καλύβια) is a village and a former municipality in the Trikala regional unit, Thessaly, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trikala Trikala ( el, Τρίκαλα; ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Agios Dimitrios, Pella
''Agios'' ( el, Άγιος), plural ''Agioi'' (), transcribes masculine gender Greek words meaning 'sacred' or 'saint' (for example Agios Dimitrios, Agioi Anargyroi). It is frequently shortened in colloquial language to ''Ai'' (for example Ai Stratis). In polytonic script it is written ''Hagios'' () (for example Hagios Demetrios). It is also transliterated as, inter alia, ''Haghios'', ''Ayios'', ''Aghios'' (for example Ayios Dhometios, Aghios Andreas Beach, respectively) in the singular form, and ''Haghioi'', ''Ayioi'', ''Aghioi'', ''Ayii'' in the plural (for example Ayioi Omoloyites, Nicosia, Aghioi Theodoroi, Ayii Trimithias respectively). The feminine is ''agia'', ''ayia'', ''aghia'', ''hagia'' or ''haghia'' (Greek: or in polytonic form ), for example ''Agia Varvara'' (Saint Barbara). See also * * Agia (other), the feminine form of the word in Greek * Agis (other) * Agii (other) * Agius, a surname * ''Agos'', an Armenian newspaper * Agoi, a clan an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zervi
Zervi ( el, Ζέρβη, Macedonian Slavic/ bg, Жерви, ''Žervi'')Кънчов, Васил. Град Скопие. Бележки за неговото настояще и минало — Сегашното и недaвното минало на град Велес. Избрани произведения, т. II, Издателство Наука и изкуство, София 1970. is a small village in the municipal unit Vegoritida, Edessa municipality, western Pella regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Its population was 720 in 2001. History While much of the history of the village is lost, rumors say that it was built by Byzantine troops in order to defend Lake Vegoritida from attacking invaders coming from the north. Economy The village produces large amounts of cherries, apples and peaches every summer. Tourism Right above this village is locateKaimaktsalan - Vorrasski resort which is tree free alpine. There are a lot of visitors for climbing, skiing, etc. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kato Lipochori
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