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==History== |
==History== |
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The city dates back to [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] times. Archeological finds from this period, such as the marble torso of a male statue, are housed at the [[Archaeological Museum of Florina]].<ref>http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Museums/Archaeological_and_Byzantine/Arx_Florinas.html</ref> There were 132 Christian households in the village in the first half of the 17th century.<ref>Турски извори за българската история, т. VII, София 1986, с. 333</ref> In 1845 the Russian [[slavist]] Victor Grigorovich recorded ''Banci'' as mainly |
The city dates back to [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] times. Archeological finds from this period, such as the marble torso of a male statue, are housed at the [[Archaeological Museum of Florina]].<ref>http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Museums/Archaeological_and_Byzantine/Arx_Florinas.html</ref> There were 132 Christian households in the village in the first half of the 17th century.<ref>Турски извори за българската история, т. VII, София 1986, с. 333</ref> In 1845 the Russian [[slavist]] Victor Grigorovich recorded ''Banci'' as mainly Macedonian village.<ref>[http://www.vostlit.info/Texts/Dokumenty/Bulgarien/XIX/1840-1860/Grigorovic/text3.phtml?id=2234 Григорович, В. Очеркъ путешествiя по Европейской Турцiи, Москва, 1877]</ref> |
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According to local tradition, the settlers who laid the foundation of the modern village included various people from the region such as |
According to local tradition, the settlers who laid the foundation of the modern village included various people from the region such as Macedonians, Turks, Albanians and Greeks, [[Turkic peoples|Turks]], etc. There were two Macedonian schools in the beginning of 20th century.<ref>D.M.Brancoff. "La Macedoine et sa Population Chretienne". Paris, 1905, p.176-177.</ref> |
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[[File:Vevi School.JPG|thumb|Old school in Vevi]]In 1913, with the conditions of the [[Treaty of Bucharest (1913)|Treaty of Bucharest]], when this part of [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] became part of [[Greece]], and after the [[Balkan Wars] |
[[File:Vevi School.JPG|thumb|Old school in Vevi]]In 1913, with the conditions of the [[Treaty of Bucharest (1913)|Treaty of Bucharest]], when this part of [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]] became part of [[Greece]], and after the [[Balkan Wars]]]. The village was renamed Vevi in 1926.<ref name=pandektis/> Following [[World War II]] as well as the [[Greek Civil War]] it saw more exodus on the part of the town's non-Greek inhabitants. |
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A 1993 survey of the area found that much of the population over the age of 30 were |
A 1993 survey of the area found that much of the population over the age of 30 were Macedonian,.<ref>[http://strates.revues.org/document381.html Riki Van Boeschoten. "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d’Aridea (Macédoine)"]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 21:59, 26 April 2017
Vevi
Βεύη | |
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Settlement | |
Coordinates: 40°46′N 21°37′E / 40.767°N 21.617°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Macedonia |
Regional unit | Florina |
Municipality | Florina |
Municipal unit | Meliti |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Rural | 663 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 539 74 |
Area code(s) | 2385 |
Vevi (Greek: Βεύη, before 1926: Μπάνιτσα - Banitsa,[2] Macedonian Slavic and Bulgarian: Баница, Banica or Banitsa) is a village located in the municipal unit of Meliti in Florina regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. The village is passed by two national roads which lead to Thessaloniki, Florina, Amyntaio, and Kozani. Additionally, it has a railway station on the line between Florina and Thessaloniki.
Economy
It is mainly a farming community and is the site of the Achlada, the Vevi lignite mines from Upper Miocene.
History
The city dates back to Roman times. Archeological finds from this period, such as the marble torso of a male statue, are housed at the Archaeological Museum of Florina.[3] There were 132 Christian households in the village in the first half of the 17th century.[4] In 1845 the Russian slavist Victor Grigorovich recorded Banci as mainly Macedonian village.[5]
According to local tradition, the settlers who laid the foundation of the modern village included various people from the region such as Macedonians, Turks, Albanians and Greeks, Turks, etc. There were two Macedonian schools in the beginning of 20th century.[6]
In 1913, with the conditions of the Treaty of Bucharest, when this part of Macedonia became part of Greece, and after the Balkan Wars]. The village was renamed Vevi in 1926.[2] Following World War II as well as the Greek Civil War it saw more exodus on the part of the town's non-Greek inhabitants.
A 1993 survey of the area found that much of the population over the age of 30 were Macedonian,.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ a b Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Museums/Archaeological_and_Byzantine/Arx_Florinas.html
- ^ Турски извори за българската история, т. VII, София 1986, с. 333
- ^ Григорович, В. Очеркъ путешествiя по Европейской Турцiи, Москва, 1877
- ^ D.M.Brancoff. "La Macedoine et sa Population Chretienne". Paris, 1905, p.176-177.
- ^ Riki Van Boeschoten. "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d’Aridea (Macédoine)"