Kefalovryso, Ioannina

Kefalovryso
Κεφαλόβρυσο
Migidei
Community
Kefalovryso is located in Greece
Kefalovryso
Kefalovryso
Coordinates: 40°0.9′N 20°33.6′E / 40.0150°N 20.5600°E / 40.0150; 20.5600
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityPogoni
Municipal unitAno Pogoni
Area
 • Community
15.831 km2 (6.112 sq mi)
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
564
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 06
Area code(s)+30-2657
Vehicle registrationIN

Kefalovryso (Greek: Κεφαλόβρυσο, Aromanian: Migidei, Migidea) is a mountain village and a community of the Pogoni municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ano Pogoni, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[2] The community of Kefalovryso covers an area of 15.831 km2.[3]

History

Kefalovryso is a Vlach-speaking village.[4] Its name is Vlach is Migidei or Migidea and it was previously known in Greek as Metzitie (Greek: Μετζιτιέ) or Metzities (Greek: Μετζητιές).

The Greek newspaper Pigi Kefalovrysou mentioned in an article that in 1840 this village was founded by a lone tselingas (Greek for goatherd) named Nastas (Greek: ο τσέλιγκας Νάστας). Kefalovryso passed from the Ottoman Empire to Greece in 1913, during the Balkan Wars.

In the 10th of July a massacre happened in the village. 22 men were put in two houses, with most of them being soldiers from the Greco-German war. Only one of them survived and the rest were burnt alive.

Geography

It is situated at the foot of mount Nemertsika, near the Albanian border. It is 3 km west of Vasiliko, 12 km northeast of Delvinaki, 16 km west of Konitsa, 36 km east of Gjirokastër (Albania) and 46 km northwest of Ioannina.

Facilities

In Kefalovryso, there is a primary school, a lyceum, a minor soccer team, a gymnasium, a church, a small post-office and a square in the centre with the town hall of Ano Pogoni. The factory that produces most of the Greek euro coins is located in Kefalovryso.[5][6]

Historical population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19811,062—    
19911,122+5.6%
2001[3]861−23.3%
2011[7]838−2.7%
2021[1]564−32.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ a b "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  4. ^ https://farsharotu.org/touring-the-vlach-villages-of-greece/
  5. ^ "Μεταλλουργική Βιομηχανία Ηπείρου home" (in Greek). Μεταλλουργική Βιομηχανία Ηπείρου Α.Ε. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ^ Κεφαλόβρυσο (in Greek). diakopes.gr. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.