Charavgi, Ioannina
Charavgi | |
|---|---|
  Charavgi Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′4″N 20°23′51″E / 39.86778°N 20.39750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Pogoni |
| Municipal unit | Delvinaki |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 54 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Charavgi (Greek: Χαραυγή, before 1956: Βάλτιστα, Valtista)[2][3] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.
Name
The placename Valtista is rendered as Valtice in the Ottoman register of 1431.[4] The toponym is derived from the Slavic noun blato, earlier bolto meaning 'marsh, mud', and the Slavic suffix -išta, where through Greek b became v and a transposition of l occurred.[4] The word exists in other Balkan languages such as Aromanian, Romanian and Megleno-Romanian baltă, Albanian baltë and Greek valtos with all either being loanwords from Slavic or derived from an old Balkan term.[4] The word blato is used in toponyms in many Slavic speaking areas.[4] The new name Charavgi means 'dawn' in Greek.[5]
See also
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: Valtista – Charavgi". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Βάλτιστα – Χαραυγή" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Valtista – Charavgi]. EETAA (in Greek). Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (PDF) (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. p. 43. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
- ↑ Green, Sarah (2005). Notes from the Balkans: Locating Marginality and Ambiguity on the Greek–Albanian Border. Princeton University Press. p. 193. ISBN 9781400884353.