Apsalos | |
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  Apsalos | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′34″N 22°3′19″E / 40.89278°N 22.05528°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pella |
| Municipality | Almopia |
| Municipal unit | Aridaia |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 1,121 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Apsalos (Greek: Άψαλος, before 1926: Δραγουμάνιτσα - Dragoumanitsa[2]) is a village in Pella regional unit, Macedonia, Greece.
History
Apsalos had 1277 inhabitants in 1981.[3] In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Apsalos was populated by a Greek population descended from Anatolian Greek refugees who arrived during the Greek-Turkish population exchange, and Aromanians.[3] Pontic Greek was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[3] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[3] The Aromanian language was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[3] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[3]
References
- ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ↑ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Dragoumanitsa – Apsalos". Pandektis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)" [Use of minority languages in the departments of Florina and Aridea (Macedonia)]. Strates. 10. Table 1: Réfugiés grecs; Footnote 2: Le terme « réfugié » est utilisé ici pour désigner les Grecs d’Asie Mineure qui se sont établis en Grèce dans les années vingt après l’échange de population entre la Turquie et la Grèce (Traité de Lausanne, 1924). Table 4: Apsalos, 1277; R, V, P2, V2; R = Refugiés, V = Valaques (Aroumains), P = dialecte pontique, V = valaque (aroumain)"
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