Levaia
Levaia (Greek: Λεβαία, before 1926: Έλλεβη - Ellevi,[2] between 1926 and 1988: Λακκιά - Lakkia[3]) is a village in the region of Florina, northern Greece.[4] It belonged to the municipality of Filotas but after the application of the Kallikratis Plan in 2011 it got incorporated in the municipality of Amyntaio.[3] According to the 2011 Greek census, the village had 919 inhabitants.
Levaia
Λεβαία, Έλλεβη, Λακκιά | |
|---|---|
  Levaia | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′48″N 21°42′09″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| Municipal unit | Filotas |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 919 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | PA |
Demographics
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, Elevi was populated by 700 Muslim Turks.[5]
The Greek census (1920) recorded 986 people in the village and in 1923 there were 950 inhabitants (or 160 families) who were Muslim.[6] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Elevi there were refugee families from East Thrace (81), Asia Minor (102) and Pontus (52).[6] The Greek census (1928) recorded 1002 village inhabitants.[6] There were 232 refugee families (973 people) in 1928.[6]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Ellevi – Lakkia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- "ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- "Λεβαία (Λακκιά)". www.amyntaio.gr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 270, 30th line. Written as "Елеви". (in Bulgarian)
- Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923-1930] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 74. Retrieved 28 March 2022.