Parapotamos
Appearance
Parapotamos
Παραπόταμος | |
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Settlement | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Epirus |
Regional unit | Thesprotia |
Municipality | Igoumenitsa |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 1,168 |
• Municipal unit density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
• Community | 754 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | ΗΝ |
Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος, before 1928: Βάρφανη - Varfani[2]) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 60.334 km2.[4] Population 1,168 (2011). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.[5][6]
Name
The name of Parapotamos means "riverside" or "by the river" in the Greek language. The village is known as Varfanj in Albanian.
References
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior Template:El icon
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
- ^ official site of Parapotamos Municipality