Levaia
Levaia Λεβαία | |
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40°38′48″N 21°42′09″E / 40.64667°N 21.70250°E / 40.64667; 21.70250 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Florina |
Municipality | Amyntaio |
Municipal unit | Filotas |
Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 660 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vehicle registration | PA |
Levaia (Greek: Λεβαία, before 1926: Έλλεβη – Ellevi,[2] between 1926 and 1988: Λακκιά – Lakkia[3]) is a village in the region of Florina, northern Greece.[4] It belonged to the municipality of Filotas but after the application of the Kallikratis Plan in 2011 it got incorporated in the municipality of Amyntaio.[3] According to the 2021 Greek census, the village had 660 inhabitants.
Demographics
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, Elevi was populated by 700 Muslim Turks.[5]
The Greek census (1920) recorded 986 people in the village and in 1923 there were 950 inhabitants (or 160 families) who were Muslim.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in Elevi there were refugee families from East Thrace (81), Asia Minor (102) and Pontus (52) in 1926.[6] The Greek census (1928) recorded 1002 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928 there were 232 refugee families (973 people).[6]
References
- ^ "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: Ellevi – Lakkia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b "ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Λεβαία (Λακκιά)". www.amyntaio.gr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 270, 30th line. Written as "Елеви". (in Bulgarian)
- ^ 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 28 March 2022.
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