Nestorio
| Nestorio Νεστόριο | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
  Nestorio | |
| Coordinates | 40°24′N 21°3′E / 40.400°N 21.050°ECoordinates: 40°24′N 21°3′E / 40.400°N 21.050°E |
Location within the region  | |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Administrative region: | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit: | Kastoria |
| Population statistics (as of 2011)[1] | |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 2,646 |
| - Area: | 618.5 km2 (239 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 4 /km2 (11 /sq mi) |
| Municipal unit | |
| - Population: | 1,411 |
| Community | |
| - Population: | 964 |
| Other | |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 900–1,700 m (2953–5577 ft) |
| Postal code: | 520 51 |
| Auto: | AT |
Nestorio (Greek: Νεστόριο, Nestório; Macedonian: Нестрам (Nestram); Bulgarian: Нѐсрам (Nesram) [2][3]) is a municipality in the Kastoria regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Nestorio is a small picturesque village 28 km southwestwards of Kastoria, at the banks of the river Aliakmon.
The village is particularly famous for its several days long annual late July, rock festival, River Party . It started in 1978. Most people camp out on specially prepared grounds in the forest near the stage. The bands come from the Greek rock scene, especially from Athens and Thessaloniki and with foreign guests, including from the wider region. Visitors also participate in extreme games
Municipality
The municipality Nestorio was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[4]
Subdivisions
The municipal unit of Nestorio is divided into the following communities:
- Kypseli
- Kotyli
- Nestorio
- Ptelea
History
The area was ruled by the Ottomans until the Balkan Wars of 1913. Nestorio had 2,700 inhabitants in the beginning of the 20th century and most of them were slavophone (Slavic speaking) orthodox Christians and a few of them Vlachs. In the early 20th century the majority of the inhabitants of Nestorio accepted the rule of the Bulgarian Exarchate. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov (Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics) the inhabitants of Nestorio in 1900 were Bulgarians.[5] Nestorio, along with the rest of southern Macedonia, was incorporated into Greece in 1913 following the Balkan Wars.
Population
| Year | Community | Municipal unit | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,233 | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,158 | 1,928 | - |
| 2001 | 1,214 | 1,782 | - |
| 2011 | 964 | 1,411 | 2,646 |
People born in Nestorio
- Keratza Vissulceva - prominent Macedonian artist (1911–2004)
See also
References
- ↑ Detailed census results 2011 (Greek)
- ↑ Ethnographie des Vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique, Constantinople, 1878. OCLC 12139947.
- ↑ „Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, с. 110-111.
- ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ↑ Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, c. 266. (Kanchov, Vasil. Macedonia — ethnography and statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 266.
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