Atrapos (Greek: Ατραπός, before 1926: Κραπέστινα – Krapestina)[2] is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
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| Coordinates: 40°43′27″N 21°24′20″E / 40.72417°N 21.40556°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| Municipal unit | Perasma |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 121 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In data collected by Greek authorities, in 1911, Krapestina had 400 inhabitants composed of 225 "Bulgarians" and 175 "Greeks", all "Bulgarian speaking".[3] In 1935, authorities stated the village had 92 families, with 66 families having Slavic "morale" (fronima) and 26 families being "foreign speakers" with Greek "morale".[3]
A letter (1935) by Lieutenant Stefos Grigoriou wrote the village was populated by "Bulgarians" and only the priest's family had Greek consciousness with their Greekness described as being "Grade C".[3] In August 1959, villagers partook in a large patriotic language oath ceremony at the local school yard where in the presence of Greek authorities they swore to cease using their Slavic language and to speak only Greek.[4][5] After the language oath ceremony, villagers continued to use their language and memories of the event lingered in the 1990s.[6]
Atrapos had 160 inhabitants in 1981.[7] In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Atrapos was populated by Slavophones.[7] The Macedonian language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private settings, and as the main language for interpersonal relationships.[7] Some elderly villagers had little knowledge of Greek.[7]
In fieldwork done by anthropologist Anastasia Karakasidou in 1996, elderly people spoke the local dialect of the Macedonian language and there were a few women who had no knowledge of Greek.[6] The village children spoke Greek among themselves.[6]
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: Krapestina – Atrapos". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Karakasidou 2002b, p. 180. [1]
- ^ Karakasidou 2002b, pp. 175–176.
- ^ Karakasidou, Anastasia (2002a). "Cultural illegitimacy in Greece: The Slavo-Macedonian 'non-minority'". In Clogg, Richard (ed.). Minorities in Greece: Aspects of Plural Society. Hurst & Company. pp. 122–123. ISBN 9781850657057.
- ^ a b c Karakasidou, Anastasia (2002b). "Rites of Purification, Acts of Retribution: Language and Representations of Identity in Northwestern Greece". In Nugent, David (ed.). Locating Capitalism in Time and Space: Global Restructurings, Politics, and Identity. Stanford University Press. p. 176. ISBN 9780804742382.
- ^ 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: Atrapos, 160; S, M1; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"