Komnina, Kozani

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Komnina (Greek: Κομνηνά) is a town in the Kozani Prefecture, West Macedonia, Greece. Population : 1120 permanent residents (2001). It is the seat of the municipality Vermio.

[edit] Geography

Latitude 40.6000 Longitude 21.7833 Altitude (feet) 2260 Lat (DMS) 40° 36' 0N Long (DMS) 21° 46' 60E Altitude (meters) 688

In the square of the village exists a splendid park with 'the Monument of the fallen' and the Municipal School.

The vast majority of the population is Pontian and the Pontian* language is the predominantly language of the area. Between the 1950s and 1990s about half of the population emigrated abroad, mostly in Germany, Australia, USA.

The name emanated from the residents, that is considered descendants of Emperors Komninos of Trapezounta(Trabzon) and was installed here as refugees by the bands of Pontus with the exchange of populations. Before this name, Komnina referred as Paleohori in the Byzantine era which destroyed after the conquest of Macedonia from the Ottoman Turks. During the Ottoman rule, Komnina is known as Utsena or Üçane, from the Turkish words üç(three) and ane(mother) perhaps established by three families.

[edit] Archeological sites

1. In the top of mountain "Mavro Pouli" finds itself small cave, that brings the name "Crypt of Kara - Ali'".

2. Traces of walls of two fortresses and settlement exist in the locality Komninos. The first in the hill DELTA and the second in Ovon (means: egg in Pontian) (conning hill of southern Apartment). Their existence is testified by objects, that were found older, as: shells of vessels, cupreous currencies, base of pillar, various marbles from buildings, two rings made of glass, small cupbearer of Byzantine times and marble bas-relief, in which pictured a feminine form with tunic, with helmet, spear and shield.

3. Eastern of the Apartment is extended the mount Vermio. Between this and the mountain "Mavro Pouli" takes shape alley. The physics diode, that it goes through via this, leads from the Eordea to old Egnatia Road to the locality Edessa of - Towers - Komninos - Ptolemaida, as shorter, they followed at the times of Ottoman domination ships of tradesmen for the distribution of products

(*the Pontian language is a dialect of ancient Greek and was spoken in Pontus. Today is the mother tongue of millions of Pontians in Greece, Turkey, USA, Australia, Canada, Germany, Russia, Georgia etc)