Akritas (Greek: Ακρίτας, before 1955: Μπούφι – Boufi,[2] Macedonian: Буф) is a village in the Florina Regional Unit in West Macedonia, Greece.
Akritas | |
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 Saint Nicholas Church, Akritas | |
  Akritas | |
| Coordinates: 40°48′52″N 21°18′8″E / 40.81444°N 21.30222°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| Municipal unit | Kato Kleines |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 86 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Demographics
editAkritas had 190 inhabitants in 1981.[3] In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Akritas was populated by Slavophones.[3] The Macedonian language was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[3] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[3]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Boufi – Akritas". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d 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 (in French). 10. Table 3: Akritas, 190; S, M2; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"