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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.

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

• Meliti municipality

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