Foufas

Foufas, known before 1927 as Paleor (Παλαιοχώρι), (Greek: Φούφας, Bulgarian: Палеор, Paleor) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Mouriki, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 575 inhabitants in the village.[1]

Foufas
Φούφας
Foufas is located in Greece
Foufas
Foufas
Coordinates: 40°31.3′N 21°33.3′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityEordaia
Municipal unitMouriki
Highest elevation
695 m (2,280 ft)
Lowest elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Community
  Population575 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
500 05
Area code(s)+30-2463-xxx-xxx
Vehicle registrationΚΖ

History

In 1845 the Russian slavist Victor Grigorovich recorded Paliora as mainly Bulgarian village.[3] Stefan Verkovich, folklorist from Bosnia, noted in 1889 that there were 50 Bulgarian and 30 Turkish houses in Paleor.[4] On May 11, 1907 during an armed clash with the local villagers the captain from Hellenic Army Foufas (Zaharias Papadas), commander of a Greek paramilitary squad, was killed. In 1932 the village was renamed Foufas (Fufas) after the nickname of Captain Papadas.

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. Григорович, В. Очеркъ путешествія по Европейской Турціи, Москва, 1877, стр.93.
  4. Верковичъ, С.И. „Топографическо-этнографическій очеркъ Македоніи“. Санкт Петербург, 1889, стр.154.
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