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Zisis Sotiriou
Zisis Sotiriou ( el, Ζήσης Σωτηρίου) was a Greeks, Greek revolutionary of the Greek War of Independence. Biography He was born in Servia, Greece, Servia of Kozani (regional unit), Kozani in the 1800s, but his family soon moved to Budapest. He was the son of klepht captain Sotiris. He was one of the first Greek Diaspora, Diaspora Greeks who returned to fight for the Greek War of Independence. He fought together with Emmanouel Pappas and his army in many operations in Macedonia (region), Macedonia, as well as in the Peloponnese and in Central Greece. From 1830, he took part in most revolutionary movements in the First Hellenic Republic, Greek state and abroad. He took place in the Second Italian War of Independence on the side of Giuseppe Garibaldi as a volunteer along with Ilias Stekoulis, Spyridon Sasellas, Alexandros Dosios, Nikolaos Makris, Nikolaos Smolenskis and others. He was the author of dozens of revolutionary proclamations, as well as the ''First Proclamat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Servia, Greece
Servia (Greek: Σέρβια, ''Sérvia'') is one of the main towns in the Kozani regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. It is one of the most historical places in the region, with a 6th-century Byzantine castle and the Kamvounia mountain dominating the landscape. There are also a number of 10th century Byzantine cave hermitages and small churches located nearby, which add to the Byzantine atmosphere of the area. Since the local government reform of 2019, it is the seat of the extended municipality of Servia. From 2011 to 2019, the town was the seat of the Municipality of Servia-Velventos. The town itself has a population of 3,540 people (2011 census). Hellenic Statistical Authority (in Greek) The municipal unit Servia has an area of 400.116 km2, the community (the town pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
