Former toponyms in Florina Prefecture

Many inhabited places in Florina Prefecture of Greece have both Slavic and Greek forms. Some of the forms are identifiably of Greek origin, others of Slavic, yet others of Turkish or more obscure origins.

Slavic name(s) Current official name
other Greek names
Geographic
Coordinates
Citation Population
(2001)[1]
Comments
Banitsa
(Баница)
Vevi
(Βεύη)
684
Boreshnica
(Борешница)
Palaistra
(Παλαίστρα)
336
Varbeni
(В'рбени)
Itea
(Ιτέα)
650
Zabardeni
(Заб'рдени)
Lofoi
(Λόφοι)
445
Krushoradi
(Крушоради)
Achlada
(Αχλάδα)
301
Kuchkoveni
(Кучковени)
Perasma
(Πέρασμα)
499
Lerin
(Лерин)
Florina
(Φλώρινα)
16,771
Mokreni
(Мокрени)
Variko
(Βαρικό)
698
Neveska
(Невеска)
Nymfaio
(Νυμφαίο)
413
Negochani
(Негочани)
Niki
(Νίκη)
489
Neokazi
(Неокази)
Neochoraki
(Νεοχωράκι)
542
Ovcharani, Voshtarani
(Овчарани, Вштарани)
Meliti
(Μελίτη)
1,535
Petorak, Petoritsa
(Петорак, Петорица)
Tripotamos
(Τριπόταμος)
356
Sveta Petka
(Света Петка)
Agia Paraskevi
(Αγία Παρασκευή)
209 both Greek and Slavic names mean "Saint Paraskevi"
Setina
(Сетина)
Skopos
(Σκοπός)
139 both Greek and Slavic names mean "sentinel"
Smrdesh
(Смрдеш)
Krystallopigi
(Κρυσταλλοπηγή)
573

References

  1. ^ [1].(Greek) Data from the 2001 census, at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ), www.statistics.gr

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