Agia Paraskevi, Florina
Agia Paraskevi (Greek: Αγία Παρασκευή, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Света Петка: Sveta Petka, Sveta Petka)[1] is a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece. The village of Agia Paraskevi is one of several border villages along the frontier of Greece and North Macedonia with a Slavophone population.[2] The village is a flat agricultural village at an elevation of 612 metres. Agia Paraskevi is neighboured by Dragosh (North Macedonia), Ethnikon, Parori, Kato Kleines, Polyplatanos and Niki.
History[]
The village is said to have been settled in the 15th century, and was originally one with the villages of Dragosh (in modern-day North Macedonia) and Opshirina (modern day Ethnikon, Florina, Greece). Sources suggest that the original settlers of the village came from Korçë (in modern-day Albania) or Servia (Kozani, Greece).
Churches[]
Agia Paraskevi has three churches. The oldest house of worship was the chapel of Agia Paraskevi (Sveta Petka) built in 1570 and was a Holy church of the area. In 1827, it was torched and destroyed by Ottoman Turks[citation needed]. In 1886 a small chapel was built at the site, which was enlarged later by the 25th Army of Epiros[citation needed]. The church of Saint Nikola(s) was built in 1856 and for a short time provided a cemetery, however the cemetery was subject to flooding from melting snow, it was relocated to the church of Saint Dimitrios which was erected in 1859.[3]
Notes and sources[]
- ^ D.M. Brancoff (pseudonym of Dimitŭr Nikolov Mishev), La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne, Paris, 1905, р.168-169.
- ^ Riki Van Boeschoten, "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d’Aridea (Macédoine)", Strates, Numéro 10 (2001)
- ^ External dedicatory on church buildings
Coordinates: 40°53′00″N 21°23′00″E / 40.8833°N 21.3833°E
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