Foufas
Foufas Φούφας | |
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Coordinates: 40°31.3′N 21°33.3′E / 40.5217°N 21.5550°ECoordinates: 40°31.3′N 21°33.3′E / 40.5217°N 21.5550°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Kozani |
Municipality | Eordaia |
Municipal unit | Mouriki |
Highest elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 500 05 |
Area code(s) | +30-2463-xxx-xxx |
Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Foufas (Greek: Φούφας, Bulgarian: Палеор, Paleor) is a village is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Mouriki, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2011 census recorded 575 inhabitants in the village.[2]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
- ↑
- ↑ Григорович, В. Очеркъ путешествія по Европейской Турціи, Москва, 1877, стр.93.
- ↑ Верковичъ, С.И. „Топографическо-этнографическій очеркъ Македоніи“. Санкт Петербург, 1889, стр.154.
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