Valtonera
Valtonera
Βαλτόνερα | |
|---|---|
  Valtonera | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′59″N 21°34′59″E / 40.63306°N 21.58306°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| Municipal unit | Aetos |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 172 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 530 75 |
| Area code(s) | 23860 |
Valtonera (Greek: Βαλτόνερα; before 1928: Κάτω Νεβόλιανη – Kato Nevoliani)[2][3] is a small village in the region of Florina, northern Greece. According to the 2021 Greek census the village had 172 inhabitants. The village is located in the small plain of the municipality of Amyntaio.[4]
Demographics
[edit]The 1920 Greek census recorded 171 people in the village, and 171 inhabitants (33 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Kato Nevoliani were from the Caucasus (54) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 219 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 54 (168 people).[5]
Valtonera had 358 inhabitants in 1981.[6] In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Valtonera was populated by a Greek population descended from Anatolian Greek refugees who arrived during the population exchange, Slavophones and Aromanians.[6] Pontic Greek was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[6] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[6]
Culture
[edit]The Association «Proodos» (Progress) was founded by the residents of the village in 1981, while the sports club «Thyella» (Storm) is based in the village. The church of the village which holds an annual festival on 21 May is dedicated to Saints Constantine and Helena.[7]
In 2003 Dimitra Koutsouridou of Valtonera entered the Guinness World Records, gathering a total of 8,514 pencil sharpeners, which are located and exhibited at the Elementary School of the village.[8][9][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Kato Nevoliani – Valtonera". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "ΕΕΤΑΑ-Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης Α.Ε." www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Βαλτόνερα". www.amyntaio.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 74. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)" [Use of minority languages in the departments of Florina and Aridea (Macedonia)]. Strates (in French). 10. Table 1: Réfugiés grecs; Footnote 2: Le terme « réfugié » est utilisé ici pour désigner les Grecs d’Asie Mineure qui se sont établis en Grèce dans les années vingt après l’échange de population entre la Turquie et la Grèce (Traité de Lausanne, 1924); Table 3: Valtonera, 358; R, S, V, P2; R = Refugiés, S = Slavophones, V = Valaques (Aroumains), P = dialecte pontique
- ^ Οδός Ελλήνων (21 June 2016), Ο ναός των αγίων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης στα Βαλτόνερα, retrieved 13 April 2019
- ^ Guinness World Records - Largest collection of pencil sharpeners
- ^ "Λαογραφικές συλλογές". www.visitwestmacedonia.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 April 2019.