Palaistra, Florina
Palaistra
Παλαίστρα | |
|---|---|
 The old Bulgarian school in Palaistra | |
  Palaistra Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 40°48.20′N 21°31′E / 40.80333°N 21.517°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| Municipal unit | Meliti |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 231 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Palaistra (Greek: Παλαίστρα; Bulgarian and Macedonian: Борешница) is a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece.
Pre–war and post–war immigration from Palaistra led to the formation of a diaspora and most of the village population lives abroad in the northern suburbs of Melbourne in Australia.[2]
History
According to Ethnographie des vilayets d'Andrinople: de Monastir, et de Salonique, which was published in 1878, the village had 150 houses and a population of 375 males, all recorded as Bulgarians.[3] According to statistics collected by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village had a population of 348, all Bulgarians.[4] In statistics collected by Dimitar Mishev (under the pseudonym "Brancoff") in 1905, the village had a population of 344, all Exarchist Bulgarians, with one Bulgarian primary and secondary school, one teacher and 18 students.[5]
In 1926, the name of the village was changed from Μπορέσνιτσα (Borésnitsa) to Παλαίστρα (Palaístra).[6]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 375 | — |
| 1920 | 372 | −0.8% |
| 1928 | 447 | +20.2% |
| 1940 | 592 | +32.4% |
| 1951 | 638 | +7.8% |
| 1961 | 600 | −6.0% |
| 1971 | 421 | −29.8% |
| 2001[7] | 330 | −21.6% |
| 2011[8] | 289 | −12.4% |
| 2021[1] | 231 | −20.1% |
References
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Tamis, Anastasios (2005). The Greeks in Australia. Cambridge University Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780521547437.
- ↑ Ethnographie des vilayets d'Andrinople: de Monastir, et de Salonique [Ethnography of the Vilayets of Adrianople, Monastir and Thessaloniki] (in French). Constantinople: Le Courrier d'Orient. 1878. p. 7.
- ↑ Кѫнчовъ, Василъ (1900). Македония. Етнография и Статистика [Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics] (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ Мишев, Димитър. La Macédoine et sa Population Chrétienne [Macedonia and Its Christian Population] (in French). Paris: Plon, Nourrit & Cie. pp. 176–177.
- ↑ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Boresnitsa – Palaistra". Pandektis. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.