Foufas

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Foufas
Φούφας
Location
Foufas
Coordinates 40°31.3′N 21°33.3′E / 40.5217°N 21.5550°E / 40.5217; 21.5550Coordinates: 40°31.3′N 21°33.3′E / 40.5217°N 21.5550°E / 40.5217; 21.5550
Government
Country:Greece
Administrative region: West Macedonia
Regional unit: Kozani
Municipality: Eordaia
Municipal unit: Mouriki
Population statistics (as of 2011)[1]
Community
 - Population: 575
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max): 650–695 m ­(2133–2280 ft)
Postal code: 500 05
Telephone: +30-2463-xxx-xxx
Auto: ΚΖ
Foufas (Greek: Φούφας, Bulgarian: Палеор, Paleor) is a village is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Mouriki, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 575 inhabitants in the village.[1]

History

In 1845 the Russian slavist Victor Grigorovich recorded Paliora as mainly Bulgarian village.[3] Stefan Verkovich, folklorist from Bosnia, noted in 1889 that there were 50 Bulgarian and 30 Turkish houses in Paleor.[4] On May 11, 1907 during an armed clash with the local villagers the captain from Hellenic Army Foufas (Zaharias Papadas), commander of a Greek paramilitary squad, was killed. In 1932 the village was renamed Foufas (Fufas) after the nickname of Captain Papadas.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. ↑ Григорович, В. Очеркъ путешествія по Европейской Турціи, Москва, 1877, стр.93.
  4. ↑ Верковичъ, С.И. „Топографическо-этнографическій очеркъ Македоніи“. Санкт Петербург, 1889, стр.154.
Subdivisions of the municipality of Eordaia
Municipal unit of Agia Paraskevi
Municipal unit of Mouriki
Municipal unit of Ptolemaida
Municipal unit of Vermio
Municipal unit of Vlasti
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