Nestorio
Nestorio
Νεστόριο | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Postal code | 520 51 |
Vehicle registration | AT |
Website | www |
Nestorio (
Municipality
The municipality Nestorio was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[6]
The municipality has an area of 616.072 km2, the municipal unit 336.326 km2.[7]
Subdivisions
The municipal unit of Nestorio is divided into the following communities:[6]
- Kypseli
- Kotyli (Nea Kotyli)
- Nestorio (Agia Anna, Giannochori, Livadotopi, Monopylo, Nestorio, Pefkos, Stena, Trilofos)
- Ptelea (Kato Ptelea, Kranochori, Ptelea)
History
According to Greek mythology, Nestor and Orestes, sons of King Agamemnon, fled to the region for fear of retaliation, after the murder of their mother Clytemnestra by Orestes. At the foot of Grammos, Nestor founded Nestorio and Orestes a few mile away Argos Orestiko.[8]
The history of the village begins from the very ancient times, specifically in the 8th century BC, with three times the area of the current village. The inhabitants of the village, which was called "Vattin" (Ancient Greek: Βάττυν), were mainly engaged in agriculture.
From the Neolithic era, there are ancient finds, such as stone tools, archaeological finds of the Argead Dynasty, ancestors of Alexander the Great, such as statues, inscriptions, bronze finds of the time. Tradition also mentions the presence of Alexander the Great in Nestorio, at a young age, for the purpose of education and hard work, in the art of war.[8]
The tradition also says, that from Nestorio, the core of the famous
The mountainous area of Nestorio, with an altitude of 900 m., belongs geographically, from the Hellenistic times, to Upper Macedonia and more specifically to the province of Orestis together with Lyki, Argos Orestiko, Armonia and Keletron. After the battle of Pydna in 167 BC and the collapse of the Hellenistic Kingdom of Macedonia, Orestis maintained the autonomy granted to it after the Second Macedonian War.
In the middle of the 9th century, the area was annexed by Bulgaria and later in 1018 conquered by the Byzantine emperor Basil II. After the Latin occupation of Constantinople in 1204, the area became part of the Despotate of Epirus and in 1259 was annexed to the Empire of Nicaea.[8]
The area was ruled by the
Nestram, along with the rest of southern Macedonia, was incorporated into Greece in 1913 following the Balkan Wars. The village was known as Nestrami (Greek: Νεστράμι) until 1926 when it was renamed as Agios Nestor (Greek: Άγιος Νέστωρ).[12] In 1928, the village received its current Greek name Nestorion (Greek: Νεστόριον).[13]
In the modern period, the village is Slavic speaking with a Greek orientation.[14] Field work conducted recently showed only a rudimentary competence in Slavic among the village's inhabitants.[14]
Culture
The village holds an annual rock festival in late-July, called 'River Party'.[15] River Party started in 1978. The bands come from the Greek rock scene, especially from Athens and Thessaloniki and with foreign guests, including from the wider region.[16]
Population
Year | Community | Municipal unit | Municipality |
---|---|---|---|
1981 | 1,233 | - | - |
1991 | 1,158 | 1,928 | - |
2001 | 1,214 | 1,782 | - |
2011 | 964 | 1,411 | 2,646 |
2021 | 761 | 1,184 | 2,149 |
Notable people
- Macedonian Revolution of 1878[17]
- Keraca Visulčeva, artist
- Paul Afkos, Greek-Australian businessman born in Nestorio, migrated to Perth.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "070 ΔΗΜ. Κ. ΣΑΜΣΑΡΗΣ". ems.gr. 2017-04-24. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ Ethnographie des Vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique, Constantinople, 1878. OCLC 12139947.
- ^ „Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, с. 110-111.
- ^ "Научна експедиция в Македония и Поморавието,1916 г. съст. Петър Хр. Петров".
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ a b c "History of Nestorio: From the Ancient times to Today". Πολιτιστικός Σύλλογος Νεστορίου "ΝΕΣΤΩΡ" (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "Η αρχαία Ορεστίδα (μέρος 2ο) : Στο Μακεδονικό Κράτος". Ιστορικά Καστοριάς (in Greek). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ ISBN 9789607760869.
- ^ Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, c. 266. (Kanchov, Vasil. Macedonia — ethnography and statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 266.
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Nestrami -- Agios Nestor". Retrieved 2019-09-19. Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece, compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
- ^ "Πανδέκτης: Agios Nestor -- Nestorion". Retrieved 2019-09-19. Pandektis: Name Changes of Settlements in Greece, compiled by the Institute for Neohellenic Research
- ^ a b Rossini, Claudia (2003). "Graecophiles and Macedonophiles: Greek Macedonia's Slavic-Speakers, the Minority Identity Question and the Clash of Identities at Village Level". Jahrbücher für Geschichte und Kultur Südosteuropas 5. 5: 181."the Slavic-speaking, but traditionally Greek orientated village of Nestorio (prefecture of Kastoria)"
- ^ "River Party". www.digitalkastoria.gr. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "42o River Party Nestorio: Το Μεγαλύτερο Μουσικό-Κατασκηνωτικό Φεστιβάλ της χώρας". ThessalonikiGuide.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "History of Nestorio's region in short" (PDF). Primary School of Nestorio (in Greek).
External links
- Official Site of Nestorio (in Greek)
- River Party (in Greek)