Samarina
Samarina
Σαμαρίνα | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Postal code | 511 00 |
Area code(s) | 24620 |
Samarina (
Samarina is the most famous of all the
Location
Samarina is located on an eastern spur of Mount Smolikas, the highest of the Pindus range and the second-highest mountain in all of Greece. At an altitude of 1380–1515 meters (4528' to 4970'), it is considered one of the highest villages in Greece and also one of the highest in the Balkans; its height puts it among soaring settlements such as: Aetomilitsa (Densko) and
Climate
Samarina has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfb) using the 0 °C (32 °F) isotherm, or a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) using the -3 °C (27 °F) isotherm for the coldest month. Samarina experiences cold winters with high precipitation and warm, drier summers.
Climate data for Samarina | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.52 (32.94) |
3.03 (37.45) |
7.13 (44.83) |
11.08 (51.94) |
16.84 (62.31) |
21.14 (70.05) |
25.05 (77.09) |
25.10 (77.18) |
21.82 (71.28) |
15.16 (59.29) |
7.84 (46.11) |
2.81 (37.06) |
13.13 (55.63) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.66 (27.21) |
−0.97 (30.25) |
2.11 (35.80) |
7.01 (44.62) |
12.07 (53.73) |
16.37 (61.47) |
19.51 (67.12) |
19.43 (66.97) |
14.62 (58.32) |
9.22 (48.60) |
3.24 (37.83) |
0.24 (32.43) |
8.35 (47.03) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.30 (22.46) |
−3.30 (26.06) |
−1.30 (29.66) |
1.99 (35.58) |
4.31 (39.76) |
8.29 (46.92) |
10.78 (51.40) |
10.52 (50.94) |
6.01 (42.82) |
2.12 (35.82) |
−0.39 (31.30) |
−3.31 (26.04) |
2.53 (36.56) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 267.55 (10.53) |
300.39 (11.83) |
217.18 (8.55) |
174.16 (6.86) |
123.98 (4.88) |
77.84 (3.06) |
69.90 (2.75) |
70.89 (2.79) |
77.1 (3.04) |
164.54 (6.48) |
283.58 (11.16) |
365.24 (14.38) |
2,192.35 (86.31) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 99.19 | 125.85 | 141.21 | 164.69 | 212.79 | 275.24 | 288.62 | 252.93 | 189.78 | 150.20 | 101.84 | 78.98 | 2,081.32 |
Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service[5] |
History
This village in the Pindos mountains with its
An important account of the life of the Aromanian population of Samarina at the beginning of the 20th century is provided in a study by A.J.B. Wace and M.S. Thompson entitled Nomads of the Balkans: an account of life and customs among the Vlachs of Northern Pindus, London 1914.
The Greek folklore song "Children of Samarina" (Greek: Παιδιά απ'την Σαμαρίνα) is associated with it. It refers to local volunteers who fought and lost their lives during the
Samarina was the birthplace of
Notable people
- Zicu Araia (1877–1948), poet, schoolteacher and Aromanian separatist
- Alcibiades Diamandi (1893–1948), entrepreneur, politician and Aromanian separatist
- Nicolaos Matussis (1899–1991), lawyer, politician and Aromanian separatist
- Jiří Staca (1884–1958), philologist and translator
Furthermore, the father of the Greek Aromanian communist politician Andreas Tzimas was from Samarina; Tzimas' nom de guerre was Vasilis Samariniotis.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Orthodox Faith - Volume II - Worship - The Church Year - Dormition of the Theotokos". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Aetomilitsa Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 14 March 2021.