Sarakinoi | |
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  Sarakinoi | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′56″N 21°57′10″E / 40.91556°N 21.95278°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pella |
| Municipality | Almopia |
| Municipal unit | Aridaia |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 351 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sarakinoi (Greek: Σαρακηνοί, before 1925: Σαρακίνοβο - Sarakinovo[2]) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Aridaia in the western Pella regional unit, Greece. In 2011 its population was 351 for the village and 413 for the community, which includes the village Kato Koryfi.[1] Sarakinoi is located in the southeastern part of the Voras Mountains, at 640 m elevation. It is 5 km west of Polykarpi, 6 km south of Loutraki, 11 km southwest of Aridaia and 15 km northwest of Edessa. Forests cover most of the area.
Demographics
Sarakinoi had 356 inhabitants in 1981.[3] In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Sarakinoi was populated by Slavophones.[3] The Macedonian language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private settings, and as the main language for interpersonal relationships.[3] Some elderly villagers had little knowledge of Greek.[3]
Notable people
- Aggelis Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary
- Petros Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary
- Dimitrios Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary, Lieutenant general of the Hellenic Army
- Alexandros Giovannos, commander in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
- Hristo Sarakinov, Bulgarian officer, member of the Supreme Macedonian Committee
- Petar Kirin, Bulgarian Revolutionary, commander of the Internal Macedonian Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) detachment from Sarakinovo
- Spas Sarakinov, IMARO revolutionary and Bulgarian teacher
- Stoyan Sarakinov, Bulgarian Exarchate's priest
- Dimitar Malidanov, Slav Macedonian painter
- Andonis Sovicanis, Slav Macedonian soldier in Hellenic Army before Greek Civil War 1946-1949
- Nikola Dumurdzhanov, Slav Macedonian geologist
See also
References
- 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ↑ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Sarakinovo – Sarakinoi". Pandektis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 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 4: Sarakinoi, 356; S, M1; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"