Parori, Boeotia

Parori

Παρόρι
Parori Παρόρι
Community
	South view of village
	Parori
	Coordinates: 38°33.8′N 22°45.2′E / 38.5633°N 22.7533°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Boeotia
Municipality	Livadeia
Municipal unit	Davleia
Highest elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Lowest elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population (2021)
• Community	186
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	350 15
Area code(s)	+30 22610
Website	paroriviotiass.blogspot.com

Parori (Greek: Παρόρι), formerly Beskeni (Greek: Μπεσκένι, named after a local Ottoman-era agha) is a small village located about 27 kilometres north of Livadeia, the capital of Boeotia in Central Greece. Today, Parori is inhabited by only a small number of full-time residents, the main occupations of the inhabitants are with farming and livestock.

Etymology

Located east of Davleia at the foot of Mount Parnassus. The village was named Bescheni until 1930, when it was renamed to Parori. With its stone houses, narrow cobbled streets, beautiful tiled roofs and traditional decorative elements, the village is a good example of traditional local architecture. It is worth seeing the traditional stone floors for cereals.

The name Parori become from two possible scenarios. The first theory posits that it derives from its location at the foot of Mount Parnassus (παρά το όρος, i.e. "near the mountain"), and the second from its location in the borders of two regional units Boeotia and Phthiotis (παρά τα όρια, "near the border").

Nearest places

Davleia, 7 km
Tithorea, 7 km
Chaeronea, 15 km
Livadeia, 27 km
Arachova, 28 km
Delfoi, 42 km
Lamia, 65 km

Population

Year	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021
Population	619	627	689	663	573	526	454	362	342	228	186

History

The oldest testament of the village's existence is the church of St. Nicholas, which is dated by a stone inscription to 1360.

From 1930 to 1998, the village was a separate community. In 1998 it was integrated into the Municipality of Davleia, and with the 2011 Kallikratis plan, it came under the Municipality of Levadeia.

Transport

Parori station is a small unstaffed station located 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) (17 Min walk) North of the settlement and is served by two trains a day.

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.

External links

[census21-1] "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.

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