Papagiannis, Florina
Papagiannis (Greek: Παπαγιάννης, before 1928: Ποπόζιανη - Popoziani, alternative old name: Βακούφκιοϊ - Vakoufkioi;[2] Macedonian and Bulgarian: Пополжани, Popolžani), is a village in the Florina regional unit, Western Macedonia, Greece.
Papagiannis
Popozani Παπαγιάννης Ποπόζανη | |
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 View of the village in 1917 | |
  Papagiannis Popozani | |
| Coordinates: 40°50.30′N 21°29.88′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| Municipal unit | Meliti |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 581 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Demographics
The Greek census (1920) recorded 750 people in Popoziani.[3] In 1928, the Greek census recorded 930 village inhabitants.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1928 there were 7 refugee families (31 people) in the village.[3]
Papagiannis had 915 inhabitants in 1981.[4] In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Papagiannis was populated by Slavophones.[4] The Macedonian language was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[4] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[4]
According to the 2011 census the village had 581 inhabitants.[1]
Notable people
- Trayan Stelovski (1920–1946) – fighter and activist of the National Liberation Front (NOF), perished with 4 others in a battle against the Greek army on 2 July 1946.
- Zhivko Popov (d. 1946) – fighter and activist of NOF, during the Greek Civil War he was betrayed and encircled by the Greek army, losing his life in a burning barn.
Stefan Skenderov
(b. 1855) Exarchate priest and president of the village's IMRO committee. Murdered by the Greek guerrilla band of Captain Vardas.
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Popoziani – Papagiannis". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- 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. 75. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)" [Use of minority languages in the departments of Florina and Aridea (Macedonia)]. Strates. 10. Table 3: Papayiannis, 915; S, M2; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"