Almopia (Greek: Αλμωπία, Macedonian: Меглен, Meglen, Turkish: Karadjova) is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) of the Pella regional unit in Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aridaia.[1] One of the regions of ancient Macedon, north-west of Bottiaea, it corresponds roughly to the Moglena region of medieval and modern times.[2] Ancient towns of Almopia were Horma, Apsalos and Europos.[3] Almops the giant was considered the eponym of the region and the tribe Almopes, that were expelled by the Macedonians during the reign of Alexander I.[4] Until the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1924, Pomaks inhabited a large part of the regions of Moglena.[5]
[edit] Municipality
The municipality Almopia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[1]
The mayor is Dimitris Pasois
[edit] Province
The province of Almopia (Greek: Επαρχία Αλμωπίας) was one of the three provinces of Pella Prefecture. It was abolished in 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ^ Tentzerakis, Christos (1999). "Χοροί Επαρχίας Αλμωπίας" (in Greek). IOV Hellas. http://iovhellas.gr/greek/article.php?date=2006-01-30%2012:29:00. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ^ Les Villes de Macédoine à l'époque romaine by Fanoula Papazoglou
- ^ Thucydides (II, 99)
- ^ Capidan, Theodor. Meglenoromânii, istoria şi graiul lor, vol. I, Bucureşti, 1925, p.5, 19, 21-22 (Capidan, Theodor. Megleno-Romanians - their history and dialect, Bucurest 1925, vol 1, p.5, 19, 21-22)
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Area: 18,811 km² • Population : 1,874,214 (2001) • Capital: Thessaloniki |
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Almopia
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| Municipal unit of Aridaia |
- Aloros
- Apsalos
- Aridaia
- Dorothea
- Garefeio
- Loutraki
- Lykostomo
- Megaplatanos
- Orma
- Piperies
- Polykarpi
- Promachoi
- Sarakinoi
- Sosandra
- Tsakoi
- Voreino
- Xifiani
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| Municipal unit of Exaplatanos |
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