Leptokarya, Ioannina
Leptokarya
Λεπτοκαρυά | |
|---|---|
  Leptokarya Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 39°49′25″N 20°54′45″E / 39.82361°N 20.91250°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | Tymfi |
| Elevation | 1,058 m (3,471 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 43 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Leptokarya (Greek: Λεπτοκαρυά, before 1927: Λιασκοβέτσι, Liaskovetsi;[2][3] Aromanian: Liascovets)[4] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.
Name
The village is abundant in wild hazel bushes.[5] Linguists Max Vasmer and Demetrius Georgacas derived the toponym from Old Slavic Lěskovьcь, stemming from Old Church Slavonic lěskovъ, derived from lěska 'hazel, hazel bush' and the adjectival ending -ovъ, with the suffix -ьcь and the rendering of the Slavic ě and ь as ia and e in Greek.[5]
Demographics
The village is inhabited by Greeks, and an Aromanian community along with Arvanite families who both have assimilated into the local population.[4] The arrival of Orthodox Albanians (locally called "Arvanites") occurred in the modern period and originate from the wider Souli area in central Greek Epirus.[6]
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: Liaskovetsi – Leptokarya Zagoriou". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 10 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ↑ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Λιασκοβέτσι – Λεπτοκαρυά Ζαγορίου" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Liaskovetsi – Leptokarya Zagoriou]. EETAA (in Greek). Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- 1 2 Kahl 1999, p. 106: "Leptokaryá, Liascoveţ: griechische Zagorisier, aromunischer Bevölkerungsanteil in übriger Bevölkerung aufgegangen, zugewanderte arvanitische Familien in übriger Bevölkerung aufgegangen"
- 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. 172. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
- ↑ Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt" [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity]. Ethnologia Balkanica (in German). 3: 113.