Skopos
Skopos (Greek: Σκοπός, before 1926: Σέτινα - Setina;[2]Macedonian: Сетина, Setina) is a village in Florina regional unit, Greece.
Skopos
Σκοπός | |
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.jpg.webp) Agios Nikolaos church in Skopos | |
  Skopos | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′N 21°37.59′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| Municipal unit | Meliti |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 114 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
There were fortified palaces of Bulgarian Tsar Samuel at the beginning of the 11th century, near the place where today's village is. In the autumn of 1017 the fortress was captured and burned down by the Byzantine Emperor Basil II. Soon afterwards, the Battle of Setina took place. In it the Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Vladislav opposed the Byzantines, but he was defeated.[3]
In 1845 the Russian slavist Victor Grigorovich recorded "Tsrevo" as a mainly Bulgarian village.[4] In the book Ethnographie des Vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique, published in Constantinople in 1878, that reflects the statistics of the male population in 1873, "Setigne" was noted as a village with 50 households and 140 male Bulgarian inhabitants.[5]
Demography
In 1905, Setina's population consisted of 816 Bulgarian Exarchists.[6]
Skopos had 137 inhabitants in 1981.[7] In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Skopos was populated by Slavophones.[7] The Macedonian language was spoken by people over 60, mainly in private.[7]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Setina – Skopos". Pandektis. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- Златарски, В. История на българската държава през средните векове, т. 1, ч. 2, София 1971, с. 727-728
- Григорович, В. Очеркъ путешествiя по Европейской Турцiи, Москва, 1877 "...населено преимущественно Болгарами с примесью Валахов и Турков. Поименую села их: Владово, Острово, Кочено, Кадрево, Гугово, Русилово, Дружко, Ослово, Пачетин, Ниссие, Чегано, Крмско, Учин, Грамматиново, Ракита, Каменек, Баината, Орево, Жерве, Петерско у озера, Рошава, Пътеле, Суровичево, Гулинци, [93] Любетино, Зеленич, Палиора, Дебрец, Невеска и Судир (в обоих сел. Влахи), Вербини, еще Вербини, Црево, Баньци, Забердин, Вуштарни, Крушораде, Ситина, Совиче, Добровина, Бачь, Куйнавите, Ромалия, Саново село, Секулево, Кальник, Клештина, Арминор, Кодорево, Клобучище, Арменско, Неволино, Лежини, Кучковини, Пешошница, Вартолом, Лесковец..."
- Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г. Македонски научен институт, 1995. стр. 82-83.
- D.M.Brancoff. "La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne". Paris, 1905, рр. 176-177. (in French)
- 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: Skopos, 137; S, M3; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"