Leontari, Boeotia

Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°10′E / 38.300°N 23.167°E / 38.300; 23.167
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Leontari
Λεοντάρι
Leontari is located in Greece
Leontari
Leontari
Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°10′E / 38.300°N 23.167°E / 38.300; 23.167
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitBoeotia
MunicipalityAliartos-Thespies
Municipal unitThespies
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community625
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Leontari (Greek: Λεοντάρι, before 1930: Κασκαβέλι - Kaskaveli[2]) is a town in the municipal unit of Thespies in Boeotia, Greece.

History[edit]

The city of Leontari was founded at the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century by Albanian settlers, the so-called Arvanites, under the leadership of Zogra Kobili.[3][4] Leontari was first attested as hamlet in the Ottoman census of 1466.[5] Initially the village was named after its founder. Later, and until 1930, the town was named Kaskaveli or Kobili, variants of the name of the founder.[5][3] In 1930 it was renamed to Leontari ("Lion" in Greek) after an ancient Greek artifact possibly related to the area.[5][2][3]

Demographics[edit]

Year Population
1850 266
1928 961
1940 982
1951 1116
1971 1002
1981 1016
2001 1036
2011 904
2021 625

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ a b c Brown, Keith; Hamilakis, Yannis (2003). The usable past: Greek metahistories. Lexington Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-7391-0384-9.
  4. ^ Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. 2000. p. 144.
  5. ^ a b c Bintliff, John (1996). "The archaeological survey of the Valley of the Muses and its significance for Boeotian History" (PDF). Recherches et Rencontres. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2010.