Dolo, Ioannina

Dolo
Dolo is located in Greece
Dolo
Dolo
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 39°59′28″N 20°26′29″E / 39.99111°N 20.44139°E / 39.99111; 20.44139
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityPogoni
Municipal unitPogoniani
Elevation
1,276 m (4,186 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
39
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dolo (Greek: Δολό) is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.

Name

In the late 19th century scholar Ioannis Lambridis described the village as being at a low altitude, briefly warmed in winter due to the surrounding mountains.[2] The toponym is derived from the word dolъ 'valley' in old Slavic.[2]

Demographics

Some Aromanians settled in Dolo following the interwar period.[3] Aromanians reside in certain neighbourhoods and constitute a segment of the village population.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. 1 2 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. 101. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ Green, Sarah (2016). Notes from the Balkans: Locating Marginality and Ambiguity on the Greek–Albanian Border. Princeton University Press. p. 70. ISBN 9781400884353.