Papagiannis, Florina
Papagiannis (Greek: Παπαγιάννης; Macedonian Slavic: Пополжани, Popolžani), known before 1928 as Popozani (Greek: Ποπόζανη), is a village in the Florina regional unit, Greece.
Papagiannis Popozani Παπαγιάννης Ποπόζανη | |
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 View of the village in 1917 | |
  Papagiannis Popozani | |
| Coordinates: 40°50.30′N 21°29.88′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Florina |
| Municipal unit | Meliti |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 581 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Demographics
According to the 2011 census the village had 581 inhabitants.[1] According to a 1993 survey, the village had a predominantly Slavophone community, with Macedonian being spoken primarily be residents over the age of 30.[2]
Notable people from Papagiannis
- Trayan Stelovski (1920–1946) – fighter and activist of the National Liberation Front (NOF), perished with 4 others in a battle against the Greek army on 2 July 1946.
- Zhivko Popov (d. 1946) – fighter and activist of NOF, during the Greek Civil War he was betrayed and encircled by the Greek army, losing his life in a burning barn.
Stefan Skenderov
(b. 1855) Exarchate priest and president of the village's IMRO committee. Murdered by the Greek guerrilla band of Captain Vardas.
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References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Riki Van Boeschoten (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macédoine)". Strates. 10.
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