Polypotamo (Greek: Πολυπόταμο, before 1927: Νερέτη – Nereti)[2] is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Polypotamo
Πολυπόταμο | |
|---|---|
  Polypotamo | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′3″N 21°22′1″E / 40.71750°N 21.36694°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| Municipal unit | Perasma |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 243 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
During the 1940s, people left the village and relocated to Yugoslavia, later going to Australia.[3] Polypotamo had 573 inhabitants in 1981.[4] In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Polypotamo was populated by Slavophones.[4] The Macedonian language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private settings, and as the main language for interpersonal relationships.[4] Some elderly villagers had little knowledge of Greek.[4]
Anthropologist Loring Danforth (1997) wrote 1,500 people from the village resided in Melbourne, Australia with most identifying as Macedonian.[3] People who live in the village itself all identify as Greek.[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: Nereti – Polypotamon". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Danforth, Loring M. (1997). The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World. Princeton University Press. pp. 232–233. ISBN 9780691043579.
- ^ 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: Polipotamos, 573; S, M1; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"