Leontari, Boeotia
Leontari (Greek: Λεοντάρι, before 1930: Κασκαβέλι - Kaskaveli[2]) is a town in the municipal unit of Thespies in Boeotia, Greece.
Leontari
Λεοντάρι | |
|---|---|
  Leontari | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°10′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Greece |
| Regional unit | Boeotia |
| Municipality | Aliartos |
| Municipal unit | Thespies |
| Community | |
| • Population | 904 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
The city of Leontari was founded at the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century by Albanian settlers, the so-called Arvanites, under the leadership of Zogra Kobili.[3][4] Leontari was first attested as hamlet in the Ottoman census of 1466.[5] Initially the village was named after its founder. Later, and until 1930, the town was named Kaskaveli or Kobili, variants of the name of the founder.[5][3] In 1930 it was renamed to Leontari ("Lion" in Greek) after an ancient Greek artifact possibly related to the area.[5][2][3]
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 266 |
| 1928 | 961 |
| 1940 | 982 |
| 1951 | 1116 |
| 1971 | 1002 |
| 1981 | 1016 |
| 2001 | 1036 |
| 2011 | 904 |
Notable people
- Aristeidis Kollias, Lawyer, Folklorist and Historian.
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Name changes of settlements in Greece
- Brown, Keith; Hamilakis, Yannis (2003). The usable past: Greek metahistories. Lexington Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-7391-0384-9.
- Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. 2000. p. 144.
- Bintliff, John (1996). "The archaeological survey of the Valley of the Muses and its significance for Boeotian History" (PDF). Recherches et Rencontres. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
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