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'''Meliti''' ({{lang-el|Μελίτη}}, before 1926: Βοστεράνη, ]: Овчарани, ''Ovčarani'' or Воштарени, ''Voštareni'')<ref>Peter,Hill. (1989) The Macedonians in Australia, Hesperian Press, Carlisle, page 51</ref> is a community in the ], ], 15km northeast of the city of ]. '''Meliti''' ({{lang-el|Μελίτη}}, before 1926: Βοστεράνη, ]: Овчарани, ''Ovčarani'')<ref>Peter,Hill. (1989) The Macedonians in Australia, Hesperian Press, Carlisle, page 51</ref> is a community in the ], ], 15km northeast of the city of ].


==History== ==History==
The village was first mentioned in an Ottoman ] of 1481, where it was listed under the name ''Voštarani'' and described as having one hundred and ninety-eight 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 = 349-350 |language=French |isbn=2283604524}}</ref> During the ] period, the village had a mixed Bulgarian and Turkish population.<ref>„Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, с. 82-83, Петров, Гьорче. Материали по изучаванието на Македония, София 1896, с. 70, </ref> A Bulgarian school stood in the village at the beginning of 20th century.<ref>D.M.Brancoff. "La Macedoine et sa Population Chretienne". Paris, 1905, p.176-177.</ref> After ], Greece annexed the village. In ], Bulgaria occupies the village, but with ] it was returned to Greece. After ], the Turkish population leaves the village and 182 refugees (40 families) from ] and ] were settled there. In 1926 the village was ] from Βοστεράνη into Μελίτη.<ref>http://www.freewebs.com/onoma/met.htm</ref> After ] 66 Slavophone families and 12 Pontic families leave the village. Macedonian Slavs in this village every year celebrate ].<ref>http://www.florina.org/archive/1997/1997_ilinden_voshtarani.asp</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GzWgNjKhK0&feature=related</ref> The village was first mentioned in an Ottoman ] of 1481, where it was listed under the name ''Voštarani'' and described as having one hundred and ninety-eight 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 = 349-350 |language=French |isbn=2283604524}}</ref> During the ] period, the village had a mixed Bulgarian and Turkish population.<ref>„Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, с. 82-83, Петров, Гьорче. Материали по изучаванието на Македония, София 1896, с. 70, </ref> A Bulgarian school stood in the village at the beginning of 20th century.<ref>D.M.Brancoff. "La Macedoine et sa Population Chretienne". Paris, 1905, p.176-177.</ref> After ], Greece annexed the village. In ], Bulgaria occupies the village, but with ] it was returned to Greece. After ], the Turkish population leaves the village and 182 refugees (40 families) from ] and ] were settled there. In 1926 the village was ] from Βοστεράνη into Μελίτη.<ref>http://www.freewebs.com/onoma/met.htm</ref> After ] 66 Slavophone families and 12 Pontic families leave the village. The village is known for its yearly celebration of ] ] day (] in local Slavic).<ref>http://www.florina.org/archive/1997/1997_ilinden_voshtarani.asp</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GzWgNjKhK0&feature=related</ref>


==Demographics== ==Demographics==
Today, the village has a mixed population of ], ] and the descendants of ] from ].<ref>http://strates.revues.org/document381.html</ref> According to the 2001 census,<ref>http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf</ref> the population of Meliti was 1,535 people. According to the 2001 census,<ref>http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf</ref> the population of Meliti was 1,535 people.
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Settlement in Greece
Meliti Μελίτη
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
MunicipalityMeliti
Population
 • Rural1,535
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Meliti (Template:Lang-el, before 1926: Βοστεράνη, local Slavic: Овчарани, Ovčarani) is a community in the Florina Prefecture, Greece, 15km northeast of the city of Florina.

History

The village was first mentioned in an Ottoman defter of 1481, where it was listed under the name Voštarani and described as having one hundred and ninety-eight households. During the Ottoman period, the village had a mixed Bulgarian and Turkish population. A Bulgarian school stood in the village at the beginning of 20th century. After Balkan Wars, Greece annexed the village. In World War I, Bulgaria occupies the village, but with Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine it was returned to Greece. After Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922), the Turkish population leaves the village and 182 refugees (40 families) from Pontus and East Thrace were settled there. In 1926 the village was renamed from Βοστεράνη into Μελίτη. After Greek Civil War 66 Slavophone families and 12 Pontic families leave the village. The village is known for its yearly celebration of Prophet Elias day (Ilinden in local Slavic).

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the population of Meliti was 1,535 people.

Year Population
1913 1,519
1920 1,292
1928 1,388
1940 1,759
1951 1,666
1961 1,756
1971 1,445
1981 1,511

References

  1. De Facto Population of Greece Population and Housing Census of March 18th, 2001 (PDF 39 MB). National Statistical Service of Greece. 2003.
  2. Peter,Hill. (1989) The Macedonians in Australia, Hesperian Press, Carlisle, page 51
  3. Kravari, Vassiliki (1989). Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale. Realites byzantines (in French). Vol. 2. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. pp. 349–350. ISBN 2283604524.
  4. „Македония и Одринско. Статистика на населението от 1873 г.“ Македонски научен институт, София, 1995, с. 82-83, Петров, Гьорче. Материали по изучаванието на Македония, София 1896, с. 70, Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.249.
  5. D.M.Brancoff. "La Macedoine et sa Population Chretienne". Paris, 1905, p.176-177.
  6. http://www.freewebs.com/onoma/met.htm
  7. http://www.florina.org/archive/1997/1997_ilinden_voshtarani.asp
  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GzWgNjKhK0&feature=related
  9. http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf

See also


Template:Florina


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