Kavallari, Ioannina

Kavallari
Καβαλλάρι
General view of Kavallari
General view of Kavallari
Kavallari is located in Greece
Kavallari
Kavallari
Coordinates: 39°44.55′N 20°54.85′E / 39.74250°N 20.91417°E / 39.74250; 20.91417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitEast Zagori
Area
 • Community
21.031 km2 (8.120 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
57
 • Density2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
455 00
Area code+30-2656
Vehicle registrationΙΝ

Kavallari (Greek: Καβαλλάρι, Aromanian: Cavalar)[2] is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 57 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Kavallari covers an area of 21.031 km2.[4] The village is located on the northeastern side of Mt. Mitsikeli.

Name

The toponym is a proper name from the surname Kavalaris, stemming from the modern Greek kavalaris and medieval Greek kavallaris, derived from Latin caballarius 'horseman'.[5] The word also exists in Aromanian as căvălar, plural căvălari.[5]

Demographics

The village is inhabited by Greeks, and an Aromanian community along with Arvanite families who both have assimilated into the local population.[2] The arrival of Orthodox Albanians (locally called "Arvanites") occurred in the modern period and originate from the wider Souli area in central Greek Epirus.[6]

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. ^ a b Kahl 1999, p. 106: "Kavallári, Cavalar: griechische Zagorisier, aromunischer Bevölkerungsanteil in übriger Bevölkerung aufgegangen, zugewanderte arvanitische Familien in übriger Bevölkerung aufgegangen"
  3. ^ a b Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek). Archived 2019-07-07 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ a b Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (PDF) (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. p. 123. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  6. ^ Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt" [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity]. Ethnologia Balkanica (in German). 3: 113.