Mavrochori
Mavrochori
Μαυροχώρι | |
|---|---|
 Mavrochori at the left, Polykarpi at the right | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Makednoi |
| Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,287 (2,001) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Mavrochori (Greek: Μαυροχώρι(οv), meaning "black village") is a village on the shores of Lake Orestiada in Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece.[1]
Today Mavrochori is a tourist destination for a quiet vacation near the lake of Kastoria.[2] In addition to the trade fair, festive events take place on the 13th - 15th of August of the Assumption of Mary, where the Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa celebrates (it was built by General George Palaiologos in commemoration of the victory against the Normans in 1083).[3] The Mavrochori Nautical Club also operates in the village.[4]
History[]
It was in existence at least from 1380[3] and is denoted, under the name Mavrobo, in the British Baldwin & Craddock Map of Greece which was published on 1 January 1830.[5] The name Mavros, together with the name Krepeni, is found in a title deed executed by Serbian nobleman Nikola Bagaš.[6]
In the end of the 18th century the patriarch of the moved his people from the nearby Krepeni village to Mavrochori in order to avoid a plague pandemic, and it is believed that people were frequently moving between Krepeni and Mavrochori.[3]
The Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa, originally named Mesonisiotissa (meaning "in the middle of the island"), was built near the village.[3]
Mavrochori had a historical relationship with both the Mavriotissa monastery as well as with the nearby village of Krepeni.[3]
After the Treaty of Lausanne, the Muslim inhabitants of the village fled to Turkey, while 72 families of Greek Christian refugees of 320 people from Pontus and Asia Minor settled.[7]
Until 1928 the village was named Mavrovon (Μαύροβον).[8]
Notable people[]
- Konstantinos Papastavrou, Greek chieftain of the Macedonian Struggle[9]
- Filippos Petsalnikos, Greek politician, served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament[10]
References[]
- ^ "Μαυροχώρι ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "ΜΑΥΡΟΧΩΡΙ ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑ, ταξίδι στο μύθο!". www.holiday.gr. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ a b c d e "Jason C. Mavrovitis, Out of the Balkans, Pt.1, Ch.2, p.29". www.pahh.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "ΝΑΥΤΙΚΟΣ ΟΜΙΛΟΣ ΜΑΥΡΟΧΩΡΙΟΥ - ΟΙ ΑΡΓΟΝΑΥΤΕΣ". Nautical Club of Mavrochori (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Map of the Balkan Peninsula". www.pahh.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ Nicholas K. Moutsopoulos, Kastoria, the Virgin of Mavriotissa (Athens: Friends of Byzantine and Ancient Monuments of Kastoria, 1967), 85. Cited in http://www.pahh.com/mavrovitis/ch2/chapter2b.html
- ^ "Οι πρόσφυγες στην Καστοριά (μέρος 1ο): Η ανταλλαγή πληθυσμών". Ιστορικά Καστοριάς (in Greek). 2013-05-19. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2022-01-28. Compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
- ^ Koliopoulos, Ioannis. "Αφανείς, γηγενείς Μακεδονομάχοι" (PDF). Society for Macedonian Studies (in Greek).
- ^ "Βιογραφικό - Φίλιππος Πετσάλνικος". petsalnikos.gr. 2011-11-11. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06.
- Populated places in Kastoria (regional unit)