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Little Sofia
''Little Sofia'' ( bg, Малка София, ''Malka Sofia'' or Мала София, ''Mala Sofia''; el, Μικρή Σόφια, ''Mikri Sofia'') is a designation applied to localities outside the modern borders of Bulgaria; it is used in the late Ottoman era to emphasize the population's strong Bulgarians, Bulgarian national identity. The term most often refers to villages in the region of Macedonia (region), Macedonia during the late Ottoman era and for a brief period after (particularly in Vardar Macedonia and Macedonia (Greece), Greek Macedonia). Villages nicknamed ''Little Sofia'' * Akir, Israel, Akir, Israel (for its History of the Jews in Bulgaria, Jewish Bulgarian population) * Ano Vrontou (Горно Броди, ''Gorno Brodi''), Serres (regional unit), Serres regional unit, Greece. * Dračevo, Skopje, Dračevo (Драчево), Kisela Voda municipality, North Macedonia * Lokvica, North Macedonia, Lokvica (Локвица), Makedonski Brod municipality, North Macedonia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorno Brodi
Ano Vrontou ( el, Άνω Βροντού; bg, Горно Броди, ''Gorno Brodi'') is a remote mountain village and a former community in the northern Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit. Each year on August astrophotography hobbyists gather there due to the clear view of the night sky, a result of the villages high elevation. The municipal unit has an area of 47.306 km2. In 2011 its population was 199. Ano Vrontou is situated in the northeastern part of the Vrontous mountains, at about 1060 m elevation. It borders on the Drama regional unit to the north and east. Ano Vrontou is 6 km northwest of Kato Vrontou, 12 km east of Achladochori, 13 km northeast of Oreini, 16 km southwest of Kato Nevrokopi and 26 km northeast of Serres. Population History The finding of a Greek inscription of Roman (Imperial) times supports the conclusion that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern History Of Macedonia (region)
Modern may refer to: History *Modern history ** Early Modern period ** Modern age, Late Modern period *** 18th century *** 19th century *** 20th century ** Contemporary history * Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century Philosophy and sociology * Modernity, a loosely defined concept delineating a number of societal, economic and ideological features that contrast with "pre-modern" times or societies ** Late modernity Art * Modernism ** Modernist poetry * Modern art, a form of art * Modern dance, a dance form developed in the early 20th century * Modern architecture, a broad movement and period in architectural history * Modern music (other) Geography *Modra, a Slovak city, referred to in the German language as "Modern" Typography * Modern (typeface), a raster font packaged with Windows XP * Another name for the typeface classification known as Didone (typography) * Modern, a generic font family name for monospaced font, fixed-pitch serif and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florina (regional Unit)
Florina ( el, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Φλώρινας, ''Perifereiakí Enótita Flórinas'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, Greece. Its capital is the town of Florina with a population of around 49.500 (2019) Geography Florina borders the regional units of Pella to the east, Kozani to the south and Kastoriá to the southwest. At the Greek international borders, it is adjacent to Albania (Korçë County) to the west, North Macedonia (Bitola and Resen municipalities) to the north and Lake Prespa to the northwest, where the two borders cross each other. Lake Vegoritida is situated in the east. Mountains in the regional unit include Verno (), Varnous () and Voras (). Administration As from 2011 the regional unit of Florina is subdivided into 3 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): *Amyntaio (2) *Florina (1) *Prespes (3) Prefecture Florin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xino Nero
Xino Nero ( el, Ξινό Νερό, before 1926: Εξή Σού - ''Exi Sou''; tr, Ekşi su; or alternatively Gorno Varbeni Macedonian: Горно Врбени; Bulgarian: Горно Върбени). The old name of the village is Gorno Varbeni, to distinguish it from the other Florina village of Varbeni, now known as Itea, Florina.) It is a village in the municipality Amyntaiou, within the prefecture of Florina. The village is built at a height of 550 meters and is one of the main villages of the Prefecture of Florina. According to the 2011 census, the population of the village amounts to 1081 inhabitants. The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture and animal husbandry. It is 34 km from Florina and 5 from Amyntaio. Geography Xino Nero is in Greece. Xinó Nerósa Geonames.org (cc-by) post updated 2015-04-11; database download sa 2015-05-23 It is located in the municipality of Amyntaio, prefecture of Florina and region of West Macedonia, in the northern part of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vevi
Vevi ( el, Βεύη, before 1926: Μπάνιτσα - ''Banitsa'', before 1928: Μπάνιτσα - ''Banitsa''; Macedonian and bg, Баница, ''Banica'' or ''Banitsa'') is a village located in the municipal unit of Meliti in Florina regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. The village is passed by two national roads which lead to Thessaloniki, Florina, Amyntaio, and Kozani. Additionally, it has a railway station on the line between Florina and Thessaloniki. Economy It is mainly a farming community and is the site of the Achlada, the Vevi lignite mines from Upper Miocene. History The city dates back to Roman times. Archeological finds from this period, such as the marble torso of a male statue, are housed at the Archaeological Museum of Florina. The local church St. Nicolas was built and painted in 1460. There were 132 Christian households in the village in the first half of the 17th century. In 1845 the Russian slavist Victor Grigorovich recorded ''Banci'' as mainly Bulgarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohrid Municipality
The Municipality of Ohrid ( mk, Општина Охрид) is a municipality in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. ''Ohrid'' is also the name of the city where the municipal seat is found. Ohrid Municipality is in the Southwestern Statistical Region. Geography Ohrid Municipality borders * Debarca Municipality to the west and north, * Resen Municipality to the east, and * Demir Hisar Municipality to the northeast. Demographics *According to the national census of 2002, the municipality of Ohrid, before the attachment of Kosel Municipality, had 54,380 inhabitants; according to the census of 1994, it had 52,732. *The former Kosel Municipality had a population of 1,369 in 2002 and 1,759 in 1994. The present-day combined municipality has 51,428 residents. Inhabited places The municipality has 29 inhabited places, one town and 28 villages. Coat of arms The coat of arms of Ohrid (Macedonian language, Macedonian: Грб на Охрид) is the coat of arms of the Ohrid Munic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velgošti
Velgošti ( mk, Велгошти) is a village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia. It has a primary school called Živko Čingo dedicated to the author born there. Demographics As of the 2021 census, Velgošti had 3,141 residents with the following ethnic composition: *Macedonians 2,673 *Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 394 *Others 66 *Vlachs 8 According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 3,060 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ''Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion'' The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 314. * Macedonians 3,002 * Serbs 8 * Aromanians 10 *Others 40 References Villages in Ohrid Municipality {{Ohrid-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kastoria (regional Unit)
Kastoria ( el, Περιφερειακή Ενότητα Καστοριάς, ''Perifereiakí Enótita Kastoriás'') is one of the 74 regional units of Greece and is part of the region of Western Macedonia. Its capital is the homonymous city of Kastoria. Geography Kastoria is situated at the western end of Macedonia in the far north of the country. It borders the regional units of Florina to the north, Kozani to the southeast, Grevena to the south and Ioannina to the southwest. The area of the regional unit roughly corresponds to the ancient Greek region of Orestis of Upper Macedonia. The international border with the Albanian district of 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 river flows through the area. Lake Orestiada is the largest lake. The regional unit is mountainous with a pronounced continental climate, characterised by cold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileiada
Vasileiada ( el, Βασιλειάδα, before 1928: Ζαγοριτσάνη - ''Zagoritsani'' Macedonian and bg, Загоричани) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. After Zagoritsani became part of Greece, the village mosque was demolished. The Greek census (1920) recorded 1105 inhabitants in the village. Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 in Zagoritsani there were 32 refugee families from Pontus. The Greek census (1928) recorded 735 village inhabitants. There were 33 refugee families (112 people) in 1928. Notable people *Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader and philosopher * Anastas Yankov (1857–1906), Bulgarian Army officer *Maslina Grancharova Maslina Ivanova Grancharova (Bulgarian: Маслина Иванова Грънчарова; 1874–1958), also known as the Rayna Knyaginya of Kastoria (Bulgarian: Костурската Райна Княгиня), was a Bulgarian teacher and rev ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jegunovce Municipality
Jegunovce ( mk, , sq, Jegunoc) is a municipality in the northwest of North Macedonia. '' Jegunovce'' is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. Jegunovce Municipality is part of the Polog Statistical Region. Geography The municipality borders Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ... to the north and east, the city of Skopje to the southeast, Tearce Municipality to the west, Želino Municipality to the south and Tetovo Municipality to the southwest. History By the 2003 territorial division of the republic, the rural Vratnica Municipality was attached to Jegunovce Municipality. Demographics The municipality has 8,895 inhabitants, according to the 2021 census. Ethnic groups in the municipality: References {{Authority control ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
