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== Notable people == |
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*[[Qamil Çami]], |
*[[Qamil Çami]], teacher and poet of era of the [[Albanian National Awakening]]. |
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*[[Ali Demi]], Albanian [[Hero of Albania|resistance fighter]] ([[WWII]]). |
*[[Ali Demi]], Albanian [[Hero of Albania|resistance fighter]] ([[WWII]]). |
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*[[Musa Demi]], revolutionary and important figure of the [[Albanian National Awakening]]. |
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*[[Rexhep Demi]], leading member of the Albanian independence movement and signatory of the [[Albanian Declaration of Independence]]. |
*[[Rexhep Demi]], leading member of the Albanian independence movement and signatory of the [[Albanian Declaration of Independence]]. |
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*[[Stavroula Dimitriou]], author and poet. |
*[[Stavroula Dimitriou]], author and poet. |
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Revision as of 15:02, 21 April 2010
Filiates
Φιλιάτες | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 495.7 km2 (191.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,288 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΗΝ |
Filiates (Greek: Φιλιάτες, Albanian: Filat or Filati[2]) is a town and a municipality in Thesprotia, Greece. It is located in the northernmost part of the prefecture, bordering western Ioannina Prefecture and southern Albania.
Geography
Filiates is located in a largely mountainous area. The Mourgana mountains lie to the north, on the border with Albania.
It has a land area of 495.727 km² and a population of 8,288 (2001 census). Its village population was 2,246 and the municipal district population was 2,344. It is the 11th-largest municipality in area in Greece, and the largest in Thesprotia, covering almost one-third of the prefecture. Its municipal seat is the town of Filiátes (pop. 2,246), one of the biggest towns in the area. The largest other towns or villages in the municipality are Keramítsa (pop. 309), Palaiochóri (291), Vrysélla (277), Leptokaryá (276), Trikóryfon (245), Ampeló (222), Kerasochóri (211), and Kokkiniá (205). The municipality has a total of 42 municipal districts, the most of any municipality in Greece. (The next largest two, with 31 each, are Megalópoli in Arcadia, and Kalavryta in Achaea.)
Climate
Because of its high altitude (~850m) location on a west-facing slope, Filiates has one of the wettest climates in Greece.
Location
Filiates is located southwest of Konitsa, west-southest of Kozani and Thessaloniki, west of Ioannina, northwest of Athens, north of Preveza and east of Igoumenitsa.
Filiates is connected with the GR-6 (Larissa - Metsovo - Ioannina - Igoumenitsa) and is now the old road. It has a few interchanges with the Egnatia Odos (Alexandroupoli - Thessaloniki - Igoumenisa) and several had just opened. It is connected with the GR-19 that goes down to Paramythia and Preveza.
History
Ancient History
Cestrine (or Kestrine; modern-day Filiates) is a district of Epirus, separated from Thesprotia by the River Thyamis. In the past, the city was also known as Cammania, Cestria, Filiates, Ilion, Epirus, Troy, Epirus and Troia, Epirus. According to Pausanias (Description of Greece), Cestrine took its name from Cestrinus, the son of Helenus, having previously borne the appellation of Cammania.
Modern History
During 17th and 18th century Ottoman rule a significant part of the town's population converted to Islam. In 1911 during the period of the dissolution of the Ottoman empire, Albanians of Filiates formed çetes, armed guerilla groups fighting for autonomy from the Ottoman empire.[3] On the other hand, the local Greek population displayed tolerance towards actions by the Albanians that didn't reveal chauvinist inclinations.[4]
During the Greek-Italian War the town was burned by Cham Albanian bands (October 28-November 14 1940).[5] It was home to a Cham Albanian community, before 1944, when they fled due to accusations of mass collaboration with Nazi forces.[6] In June 1945 a great part of Filiates was burned by Greek bands during the expulsion of Cham Albanians. [7]
Municipal districts
- Achladia
- Aetos
- Agios Nikolaos
- Agioi Pantes (Agioi Pantes, Palaiochori)
- Ampelonas
- Anavryto
- Charavgi (Charavgi, Agia Varvara)
- Faneromeni
- Filiates (Filiates, Elaia)
- Foiniki
- Gardiki (Gardiki, Melissa, Perama)
- Giromeri
- Gola (Gola, Rodostiva)
- Kallithea
- Kato Xechoro (Kato Xechoro, Vrysoula, Potamia, Sitaina, Skolakatika)
- Keramitsa
- Kerasochori (Kerasochori, Mavroneri)
- Kefalochori (Kefalochori, Kossyvatika)
- Kokkinia (Kokkinia, Tsatsoulaiika)
- Kokkinolithari (Kokkinolithari, Nerochori)
- Kouremadi
- Kryoneri
- Kyparisso (Kyparisso, Agios Arsenios)
- Leptokarya (Leptokarya, Agia Marina)
- Lia
- Lista
- Malouni (Malouni, Achouria Malouniou, Velentzina Malouniou)
- Milea
- Palaiokklisi (Ano Palaiokklisi, Kato Palaiokklisi)
- Palaiochori (Palaiochori, Donatos)
- Palampas
- Pigadoulia
- Plaisio (Plaisio, Kotsika)
- Platanos
- Raveni
- Rizo (Rizo, Chlomos)
- Sideri
- Trikoryfo (Trikoryfo, Fragma Kalama)
- Tsamantas (Tsamantas, Kamitsani)
- Xechoro (Xechoro, Dafni)
Population
| Year | Pop. village | Pop. municipal district | Pop. municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,439 | - | - |
| 1991 | 2,591 | - | - |
| 2001 | 2,246 | 2,344 | 8,288 |
Other
Filiates has schools, a few lyceums (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (plateia). Its nearest university is east in Ioannina, the University of Ioannina.
Notable people
- Qamil Çami, teacher and poet of era of the Albanian National Awakening.
- Ali Demi, Albanian resistance fighter (WWII).
- Musa Demi, revolutionary and important figure of the Albanian National Awakening.
- Rexhep Demi, leading member of the Albanian independence movement and signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence.
- Stavroula Dimitriou, author and poet.
- Teme Sejko, rear-admiral and commander of the Albanian navy.
External links
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See also
| Northwest: Albania | North: Albania (country) and Delvinaki? | |
| West: Sagiada |
Filiates | East: Ioannina Prefecture |
| Southwest: Igoumenitsa | South: Parapotamos | Southeast: Paramythia |
References
- ^ De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- ^ "The market towns of Filiates and Paramythia were albanian in speech", NGL Hammond, "Epirus: The Geography, the Ancient Remains, the History and Topography of Epirus and Adjacent Areas", page 27
- ^ Gawrych, George (2006). The crescent and the eagle: Ottoman rule, Islam and the Albanians, 1874-1913. I.B.Tauris. p. 188. ISBN 1845112873.
- ^ M. V. Sakellariou.Epirus, 4000 years of Greek history and civilization. Ekdotike Athenon, 1997. ISBN 9602133716. p 361: "The Greek population displayed toleration whenever the action taken did not reveal chauvinist inclinations, as in the case of establishment of Albanian "clubs" (in Konitsa, Philiates...".
- ^ Georgia Kretsi. Gedächtnis in Albanien: eine Analyse postsozialistischer Erinnerungsstrategien. Harrassowitz, 2007. ISBN 9783447055444, p.283.
- ^ Kretsi, Georgia (2002). "The Secret Past of the Greek-Albanian Borderlands. Cham Muslim Albanians: Perspectives on a Conflict over Historical Accountability and Current Rights". Ethnologia Balkanica (06/2002): 171–195.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|month=,|laydate=,|quotes=,|laysource=,|laysummary=, and|coauthors=(help) - ^ The Cham Issue –Albanian National and Property Rights Claims in Greece, by Miranda Vickers, Conflict Studies Research Centre, April 2002 page 21
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