Poimeniko, Kastoria
Poimeniko
Ποιμενικό | |
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Settlement | |
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  Poimeniko | |
| Coordinates: 40°39′52″N 21°19′56″E / 40.66444°N 21.33222°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Vitsi |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Poimeniko (Greek: Ποιμενικό, before 1955: Βαψώριον – Vapsorion;[1] Bulgarian and Macedonian: Бапчор, Bapchor or Bapčor) is an abandoned village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece, located 22 km north of the city of Kastoria.
Poimeniko was inhabited by a predominately Slav speaking population during the Ottoman period.
In 1913, with the conditions of the Treaty of Bucharest, when this part of Macedonia became part of Greece, and after the Balkan Wars, a lot of locals emigrated to Yugoslavia. Following World War II and especially after heavy bombing during the Greek Civil War, the remaining inhabitants relocated to Yugoslavia, with many also migrating to Australia. By 1949, the village was abandoned.[2][3][4]
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[5] The village had a total of 820 inhabitants, and was populated by 810 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[6]
The church of Saint George is the only remaining building and was renovated in 2018.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Vapsorion – Poimenikon". Pandektis. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Katsanevaki, Athena (2021-01-01). ""Shifting" identities or "hidden" messages? A musical ethnohistory of Northwestern Greece". Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Music Studies Library Archive of Greek Traditional Music "Dimitris Themelis".
- ^ "Bapchor Then, Bapchor Now". www.pollitecon.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ^ Damousi, Joy (2015-11-12). Memory and Migration in the Shadow of War: Australia's Greek Immigrants after World War II and the Greek Civil War. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-316-45376-6.
- ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
- ^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 515. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Βαψώριον, Πληθυσμός: 820, Σλαυόφωνοι: 810, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"
- ^ "Crkvata Sv.Gjorgija Bapchor Photo from Vitsi in Florina | Greece.com". www.greece.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.