Valtonera

Valtonera (Greek: Βαλτόνερα; before 1928: Dolno Nevoljani and Kato Nevoliani) is a small village in the region of Florina, northern Greece. According to the 2011 Greek census the village had 232 inhabitants.

Valtonera

Βαλτόνερα, Κάτω Νεβόλιανη
Valtonera
Coordinates: 40°37′59″N 21°34′59″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityAmyntaio
Municipal unitAetos
Elevation
595 m (1,952 ft)
Highest elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total232
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
530 75
Area code(s)23860

Geography, history and location

Valtonera, known as Dolno Nevoljani and Kato Nevoliani before 1928,[2] is the only village located in the small plain of the municipality of Amyntaio. The majority of the inhabitants are of Pontic Greek ancestry and mainly deal with agriculture and livestock.[3] The Association «Proodos» (=Progress) was founded by the residents of the village in 1981, while the sports club «Thyella» (=Storm) is based in the village. The church of the village which holds an annual festival on the 21st of May is dedicated to Saints Constantine and Helena.[4]

In 2003 Dimitra Koutsouridou of Valtonera entered the Guinness World Records, gathering a total of 8.514 pencil sharpeners, which are located and exhibited at the Elementary School of the village.[5][6]

gollark: Not SIMPLE MATHS! How will we survive?!
gollark: Plus - and this is the most critical benefit - the documentation would contain a section on radiation goblins.
gollark: No, kind of seriously. If they run around randomly, then radiation will still be greatest near the reactor, but spread reasonably.
gollark: What if you make radiation be carried by invisible goblins which run around instead?
gollark: No, the idea is that instead of having radiation movement be blocked by shielding, radiation emitters detect it nearby.

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΕΕΤΑΑ-Ελληνική Εταιρία Τοπικής Ανάπτυξης και Αυτοδιοίκησης Α.Ε." www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  3. "Βαλτόνερα". www.amyntaio.gr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  4. Οδός Ελλήνων (2016-06-21), Ο ναός των αγίων Κωνσταντίνου και Ελένης στα Βαλτόνερα, retrieved 2019-04-13
  5. Guinness World Records - Largest collection of pencil sharpeners
  6. "Λαογραφικές συλλογές". www.visitwestmacedonia.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-04-13.
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