Skopia, Florina

Skopia (Greek: Σκοπιά, before 1928: Άνω Νεβόλιανη - Ano Nevoliani[2]) is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

Skopia
Skopia is located in Greece
Skopia
Skopia
Coordinates: 40°45′49″N 21°24′37″E
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityFlorina
Municipal unitFlorina
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
563
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The Greek census (1920) recorded 1520 people in the village and in 1923 there were 350 inhabitants (or 59 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Ano Nevoliani there were 3 refugee families from East Thrace and 22 refugee families from Asia Minor.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 1478 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, there were 20 refugee families (121 people).[3] The village mosque was demolished in 1929.[4]

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Ano Nevoliani – Skopia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. Stavridopoulos, Ioannis (2015). Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα [Monuments of the other: The management of the Ottoman cultural heritage of Macedonia from 1912 until present] (Ph.D.). University of Ioannina. p. 281. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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