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Levaia
View on WikipediaLevaia (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.
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Demographics
[edit]In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, Elevi was populated by 700 Muslim Turks.[5]
The 1920 Greek census recorded 986 people in the village, and 950 inhabitants (160 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Elevi were from East Thrace (81), Asia Minor (102) and Pontus (52) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,002 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 232 (973 people).[6]
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: 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. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. 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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