Former toponyms in Florina Prefecture
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Many inhabited places in Florina Prefecture of Greece have both Slavic and Greek forms. Some of the forms are identifiably of Greek origin, others of Slavic, yet others of Turkish or more obscure origins.
| Slavic name(s) | Current official name other Greek names |
Geographic Coordinates |
Citation | Population (2001)[1] |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banitsa (Баница) |
Vevi (Βεύη) |
40°46′N 21°37′E / 40.767°N 21.617°E | 684 | ||
| Boreshnica (Борешница) |
Palaistra (Παλαίστρα) |
40°48.20′N 21°31′E / 40.8033°N 21.517°E | 336 | ||
| Varbeni (В'рбени) |
Itea (Ιτέα) |
40°50.10′N 21°30.80′E / 40.835°N 21.5133°E | 650 | ||
| Zabardeni (Заб'рдени) |
Lofoi (Λόφοι) |
40°47.70′N 21°35.25′E / 40.795°N 21.5875°E | 445 | ||
| Krushoradi (Крушоради) |
Achlada (Αχλάδα) |
40°51.68′N 21°36.80′E / 40.86133°N 21.6133°E | 301 | ||
| Kuchkoveni (Кучковени) |
Perasma (Πέρασμα) |
40°45′N 21°28′E / 40.75°N 21.467°E | 499 | ||
| Lerin (Лерин) |
Florina (Φλώρινα) |
40°47′N 21°24′E / 40.783°N 21.4°E | 16,771 | ||
| Mokreni (Мокрени) |
Variko (Βαρικό) |
40°32′N 21°30′E / 40.533°N 21.5°E | 698 | ||
| Neveska (Невеска) |
Nymfaio (Νυμφαίο) |
413 | |||
| Negochani (Негочани) |
Niki (Νίκη) |
489 | |||
| Neokazi (Неокази) |
Neochoraki (Νεοχωράκι) |
40°49.59′N 21°32.59′E / 40.8265°N 21.54317°E | 542 | ||
| Ovcharani, Voshtarani (Овчарани, Вштарани) |
Meliti (Μελίτη) |
40°49.80′N 21°34.88′E / 40.83°N 21.58133°E | 1,535 | ||
| Petorak, Petoritsa (Петорак, Петорица) |
Tripotamos (Τριπόταμος) |
40°49.59′N 21°30′E / 40.8265°N 21.5°E | 356 | ||
| Sveta Petka (Света Петка) |
Agia Paraskevi (Αγία Παρασκευή) |
40°53′N 21°23′E / 40.883°N 21.383°E | 209 | both Greek and Slavic names mean "Saint Paraskevi" | |
| Setina (Сетина) |
Skopos (Σκοπός) |
40°52′N 21°37.59′E / 40.867°N 21.6265°E | 139 | both Greek and Slavic names mean "sentinel" | |
| Smrdesh (Смрдеш) |
Krystallopigi (Κρυσταλλοπηγή) |
40°38′N 21°05′E / 40.633°N 21.083°E | 573 |
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- "Pandektis: Name Changes of 103 Settlements in Florina". http://pandektis.ekt.gr/dspace/handle/123456789/4968/simple-search?query=advancedksta%28%28%CF%86%CE%BB%CF%89%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82%29%29&from_advanced=true&query1=%CE%A6%CE%BB%CF%89%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82&query2=&query3=&query4=&query5=&query6=&field1=ANY&field2=ANY&field3=ANY&field4=equal&field5=equal&field6=equal&searchIn=all&conjunction1=AND&conjunction2=AND&rpp=150&sort_by=0&order=DESC&submit_search=Update. Retrieved 2010-02-21. List compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
