Northern Greece

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First-level NUTS regions of Greece as of January 2015:
  EL3: Attiki
  EL4: Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti
  EL5: Voreia Ellada
  EL6: Kentriki Ellada

Northern Greece (Greek: Βόρεια Ελλάδα, romanized: Voreia Ellada) is used to refer to the northern parts of Greece, and can have various definitions.

Administrative term

The term "Northern Greece" is widely used to refer mainly to the two northern regions of

Governorate-General of Northern Greece (Γενική Διοίκηση Βορείου Ελλάδος), until 1988.[1]

Broader term and NUTS usage

The term Lower Greece was mentioned in 16th century western correspondence when the region was under Ottoman rule, it included Northern Epirus and Western Macedonia.[2]

The term Northern Greece may also, according to context, incorporate the region

Patriarchate of Constantinople, but are de facto under the Church of Greece
.

Voreia Ellada is also one of the four

West Macedonia and Thessaly. Coming into effect in January 2015, the Greek NUTS regions were redefined, with Voreia Ellada now encompassing Epirus instead of Thessaly.[3]
This NUTS division is not used by Greece for any administrative purposes.

Linguistics

In linguistics, Northern Greece refers to the areas where the Northern Greek dialect is traditionally spoken, encompassing in addition to the previous regions Central Greece except for Attica, and the North Aegean, except Chios.[4]

Maps

  • Territory evolution of Greece from 1832 to 1947. Land acquired after the Balkan Wars is shown in green (1913), orange (1923) and pink (1947).
    Territory evolution of Greece from 1832 to 1947. Land acquired after the Balkan Wars is shown in green (1913), orange (1923) and pink (1947).
  • The religious jurisdictions of the Orthodox Church in Greece (in blue). The "New Lands" annexed by Greece after 1913 (in pink, red and purple) remain under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
    The religious jurisdictions of the Orthodox Church in Greece (in blue). The "New Lands" annexed by Greece after 1913 (in pink, red and purple) remain under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
  • Map showing the distribution of major Modern Greek dialect areas.[5] The dialect of Northern Epirus (not listed here) belongs to the southern varieties.
    Map showing the distribution of major Modern Greek dialect areas.[5] The dialect of Northern Epirus (not listed here) belongs to the southern varieties.

Northern Greece statistics

According to 2011 Eurostat data, Voreia Ellada, as defined until 2014, had a total population of 3,590,187 inhabitants.[6]

Geographic division Administrative divisions Population
(2011)		 Capital Notes
Macedonia[6] Western, Central and Eastern Macedonia 2,487,384
Salonika
)		 It is the second largest geographical division in Greece by population, after
Continental Greece
. It is always included in Northern Greece.
Thrace[6] Thrace 367,393 Komotini It is always included in Northern Greece, as the eastern portion of the region of
Western Thrace Turks and the Bulgarian-speaking Pomaks.[4]
Epirus Epirus 357,203 Ioannina It is located in north-western Greece. It is sometimes included in Northern Greece. Epirotes speak a northern dialect.[4]
Thessaly[6] Thessaly 735,410 Larissa It is sometimes included in Central Greece. Thessalians speak a northern dialect.[4]
North Aegean North Aegean 199,603 Mytilene This region is rarely included in Northern Greece, as it is mainly included in the Aegean Islands region. Most people from these islands speak a northern as well as an eastern dialect. That is why they have been historically connected to other Eastern Greeks ("Anatolites" or "Mikrasiates") from Anatolia, along with the Dodecanesian islanders, who speak an eastern dialect.
Wider sense of Northern Greece 4,146,993 Thessaloniki (largest city) 3,947,390 inhabitants without North Aegean islands. Northern Greece in the strict sense (Macedonia, Thrace) includes 2,854,777 inhabitants.

References

  1. ^ Υ 704/19.8.1988
  2. ISSN 0585-5047
    . Retrieved 17 September 2022. En 1573 dos nobles epirotas, Mateo Papajuan y Pano Cestólico, propusieron a Juan de Austria en nombre del arzobispo Joaquín la organización de un levantamiento en la "Baja Grecia", es decir, en el Epiro del Norte y la Macedonia occidental.
  3. ^ European Commission (18 December 2013). "Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1319/2013 of 9 December 2013". Official Journal of the European Union. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  4. ^ a b c d "Βόρειες διάλεκτοι" [Northern Dialects] (in Greek). Portal for the Greek Language. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  5. ISBN 0-521-08497-0
  6. ^ a b c d "Population on 1 January by broad age groups and sex - NUTS 3 & 4 regions". eurostat. 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2012-12-05.

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