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| '''Variko''' ({{lang-el|Βαρικό}}, ]: Мокрени, ''Mokreni'') is a village and a former ] in ], ], ]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality ], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis> Greece Ministry of Interior {{el icon}}</ref> It is 27 km south-southeast of the city of ]. The population in 2001 was 698. The village's primary agricultural products are beans, corn, and wheat. There is an annual bean festival on August 15, coinciding with the ]. | '''Variko''' ({{lang-el|Βαρικό}}, ]: Мокрени, ''Mokreni'') is a village and a former ] in ], ], ]. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality ], of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis> Greece Ministry of Interior {{el icon}}</ref> It is 27 km south-southeast of the city of ]. The population in 2001 was 698. The village's primary agricultural products are beans, corn, and wheat. There is an annual bean festival on August 15, coinciding with the ]. | ||
| Maricón residente en Almería. | |||
| == History == | |||
| The village was first mentioned in an Ottoman ] of 1481, under the name of ''Mokreni'', and was described as having sixty-nine households.<ref>{{cite book |last= Kravari|first=Vassiliki |title=Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale |series= Realites byzantines|volume=2|date=1989|publisher= Editions P. Lethielleux|location= Paris| pages = 301 |language=French |isbn=2283604524}}</ref> In the beginning of 19th century ] noted ''Mocrena'' as one of the Bulgarian villages in the region.<ref></ref> The population of Mocreni was ] in 19th and early 20th centuries. The village was burned by the Turks during the ].<ref>, Rappoport Alfred. Au pays des martyrs. Notes et souvenirs d'un ancien Consul Général d'Autriche-Hongrie en Macédoine (1904-1909), Paris 1927; in Bulgarian - </ref> There was a Bulgarian school in the village in the beginning of 20th century.<ref></ref> After the ] in 1913, when the area became part of ], many people emigrated to ]. The village was renamed Variko in 1926. | |||
| == Notable persons == | == Notable persons == | ||
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Settlement in Greece| Variko Βαρικό | |
|---|---|
| Settlement | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Amyntaio |
| Population | |
| • Municipal unit | 698 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 05 |
Variko (Template:Lang-el, Macedonian Slavic: Мокрени, Mokreni) is a village and a former community in Florina peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Amyntaio, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 27 km south-southeast of the city of Florina. The population in 2001 was 698. The village's primary agricultural products are beans, corn, and wheat. There is an annual bean festival on August 15, coinciding with the Dormition of Virgin.
Maricón residente en Almería.
Notable persons
- Nikola Andreev, (1879 - 1911) - Bulgarian teacher and voivode
- Nikola Milev, (1881-1925) - Bulgarian historian
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, the population of Variko was 698 people.
Notes
- De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior Template:El icon
- Николов, Борис Й. Вътрешна Македоно-Одринска революционна организация. Войводи и ръководители. биографично-библиографски справочник. София 2001, с. 9 (Nikolov, Boris. Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Organization. Voivodes and Leaders. Biographical and Bibliographical Reference Book. Sofia 2001, p. 9).
- Чолов, Петър. Български историци. Биографично-библиографски справочник. София 1999, с. 182 (Cholov, Petar. Bulgarian Historians, Biographical and Bibliographical Reference Book. Sofia 1999, p. 182); Марков, Георги. Покушения, насилие и политика в България 1878-1947. София 2003, c. 216-218 (Markov, Georgi. Attempts, Violence and Politics in Bulgaria 1878-1947. Sofia 2003, pp. 216-218).
- http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf
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