Chrysorrachi, Ioannina
Chrysorrachi | |
|---|---|
  Chrysorrachi Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 39°49′47″N 20°36′54″E / 39.82972°N 20.61500°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Pogoni |
| Municipal unit | Kalpaki |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 114 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Chrysorrachi (Greek: Χρυσορράχη, before 1927: Ζαγόριανη, Zagoriani)[2][3] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. An ancient city citadel is located near the village.[4]
Name
The scholar Ioannis Lambridis described the placename as meaning 'behind the mountain, on the mountain'.[4] The linguist Max Vasmer stated the toponym stems from the Slavic form Zagorjane referring to 'someone who lives behind the forests'.[4] It is derived from the toponym Zagori and the demonstrative suffix -jani which indicates the inhabitants of a place.[4]
Demographics
Some Aromanians settled in the village following the interwar period.[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: Zagoriani – Chrysorrachi". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 4 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Ζαγόριανη – Χρυσορράχη" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Zagoriani – Chrysorrachi]. 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. 111. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
- ↑ Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. pp. 293–294. ISBN 9789607760869.
Since the interwar period, in the provinces of Pogoni and Ioannina, apart from Kefalovrysso and Parakalamos (Podgoriani) large and small groups of Arvanitovlachs have been living in the villages of Vissani (Frastana), Kato Meropi, Pogoniani, Dolo, Delvinaki, Limni, Ano Ravenia, Kato Ravenia, Sitaria, Kouklii, Protopappas, and Hryssorrahi.