Paliouria ( el, Παλιουριά, before 1928: Ζημνιάτσι - ''Zimniatsi''Name changes of settlements in Greece
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Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. It is located at the root of the west end of the

Kamvounia Kamvounia ( el, Καμβούνια) is a former municipality in Kozani regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. From 2011 to 2019 it was part of the municipality Servia-Velventos, of which it was a municipal unit. It is now a municipal unit of the m ...

(Καμβούνια)

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, near the

Haliacmon The Haliacmon ( el, Αλιάκμονας, ''Aliákmonas''; formerly: , ''Aliákmon'' or ''Haliákmōn'') is the longest river flowing entirely in Greece, with a total length of . In Greece there are three rivers longer than Haliakmon, Maritsa ( el ...

river. Its altitude is 500 m. It is part of the municipality

Deskati Deskati ( el, Δεσκάτη) is a mountainous municipality in the Grevena regional unit. The current municipality of Deskati was formed in 2011 by the merge of the former municipality of Deskati and the municipality of Chasia. The main economic a ...

, in the Grevena regional unit. It is located 50 km from

Grevena Grevena ( el, Γρεβενά, ''Grevená'', , rup, Grebini) is a town and municipality in Western Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the Grevena regional unit. The town's current population is 13,374 citizens (2011). It lies about from Athe ...

and 15 km from

. The native population calls Kamvounia by the names of Vounasia (Βουνάσια) or Bounassia (Μπουνάσσια). Paliouria has a resident population of about 500 people.

History

At the current location of the village, the Turkish road (named Jadés, lasting from 1881 to 1912) from Servia crossed with the road coming from

Elassona Elassona ( el, Ελασσόνα; Katharevousa: gr, Ἐλασσών, Elasson) is a town and a municipality in the Larissa regional unit in Greece. During antiquity Elassona was called Oloosson (Ὀλοοσσών) and was a town of the Perrhaebi tr ...

- Deskati - Grevena. Through the northside of the village, in the

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period of Emperor

Basil II Basil II Porphyrogenitus ( gr, Βασίλειος Πορφυρογέννητος ;) and, most often, the Purple-born ( gr, ὁ πορφυρογέννητος, translit=ho porphyrogennetos).. 958 – 15 December 1025), nicknamed the Bulgar S ...

the Bulgarslayer, existed a road suitable for transportation with

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s. According to the tradition, ''Zimniatsi'' (the old name for Paliouria) was formed from the union of 9 local settlements into one, in the

Ottoman rule Ottoman is the Turkish spelling of the Arabic masculine given name Uthman ( ar, عُثْمان, ‘uthmān). It may refer to: Governments and dynasties * Ottoman Caliphate, an Islamic caliphate from 1517 to 1924 * Ottoman Empire, in existence fro ...

period. This was made in order for the villagers to protect themselves from the Turks. Each one of the settlements had its own parish. With time, those establishments have disappeared, and only presumptions can be made for the location of some of them. After the

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of Macedonia into

, in 1918 Zimniatsi was integrated in the community of

Karpero Karpero ( el, Καρπερό) is a village and a community of the Deskati municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chasia, of which it was a municipal district. The 2011 census recorded 556 inhabita ...

. In 1928, Zimniatsi was renamed to Paliouria. It was declared a community in 1963 and today it is in the

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of the

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of Deskati. Until 1927 the village was populated by native stock farmers. After the

Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) There have been several Greco-Turkish Wars: *Greek War of Independence (1821–1830), against the Ottoman Empire *Undeclared war in 1854 during the Crimean War, with Greek irregulars invading Ottoman Epirus (Epirus Revolt of 1854) and Thessaly * Fir ...

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s came from

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and Pontos. With the refugees' advent, the physiognomy of the village changed, as the newcomers settled down in a separate area, at the one side of the village.

Local economy

The village people are mostly farmers, who cultivate corn, wheat and tobacco crops. A considerable number of them are dealing with stock farming (cows, sheep, goats) and they have created relevant modern units. The community merchandising revolves around small local businesses.

Sightseeing

Beautiful and old churches exist around Paliouria: *The

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, at 500 m distance, NE of the village *

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...

, 1 km, SE * Saint Paraskevi, 1 km, SE * Saint Kyriaki, 1.5 km, W In the village, there is the church of Zoodochos Pigi, which has been categorized as an archaeological monument.

References

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