Ano Vrontou
| Ano Vrontou Άνω Βροντού |
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 Ano Vrontou
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| Coordinates | 41°17.6′N 23°41.2′E / 41.2933°N 23.6867°ECoordinates: 41°17.6′N 23°41.2′E / 41.2933°N 23.6867°E |
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Location within the regional unit
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit: | Serres |
| Municipality: | Serres |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 452 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 1,040 m (3,412 ft) |
| Postal: | 621 00 |
| Auto: | ΕΡ |
Ano Vrontou (Greek: Άνω Βροντού, Macedonian: Горно Броди) is a remote mountain village and a former community in the northern Serres regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Serres, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] In 2001 its population was 452. Ano Vrontou is situated in the northeastern part of the Vrontous mountains, at about 1060 m elevation. It borders on the Drama regional unit to the north and east. Ano Vrontou is 6 km northwest of Kato Vrontou, 12 km east of Achladochori, 13 km northeast of Oreini, 16 km southwest of Kato Nevrokopi and 26 km northeast of Serres.
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[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1873 | 2,700 |
| 1900 | 6,700 |
| 1981 | 347 |
| 1991 | 408 |
| 2001 | 452 |
[edit] History
Brodi (now Vrontou) was first mentioned in the 14th century in a letter from the Serbian tsar Stefan Dušan to Rayko, the ruler of Brodi and Trilisa (now Vathytopos). The Ottomans conquered the area and ruled until the Balkan Wars. In the Balkan Wars, the area was conquered and occupied by Greece and its residents fled northward to Bulgaria, 200 of them to Nevrokop (now Gotse Delchev) and 300 fled to Plovdiv. They were replaced by Greeks that fled from Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
[edit] Notable people
- Dimo Hadjidimov, Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) revolutionary leader
- Tasos Stambouloglou (b. 1938), Greek poet and literary critic
- Georgi Sivkov (1909–1964) Leader of the Bulgarian Fatherland Front Otechstven Front
[edit] Literature
- Vasil Kanshov on Ano Vrontou (Gorno Brodi)
- Georgi Bazhdarov Gorno Brodi (Горно Броди or Ano Vrontou), Sofia, 1929
- Vidoeski, Bozhidar Gorno Vrodi, Drama, Skopje, 1992 XVII 2, p 5-89
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
[edit] External links
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