Levaia

Coordinates: 40°38′48″N 21°42′09″E / 40.64667°N 21.70250°E / 40.64667; 21.70250
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Levaia
Λεβαία
Levaia is located in Greece
Levaia
Levaia
Coordinates: 40°38′48″N 21°42′09″E / 40.64667°N 21.70250°E / 40.64667; 21.70250
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitFlorina
MunicipalityAmyntaio
Municipal unitFilotas
Elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community660
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationPA

Levaia (Greek: Λεβαία, before 1926: Έλλεβη - Ellevi,[2] between 1926 and 1988: Λακκιά - Lakkia[3]) is a village in the region of Florina, northern Greece.[4] It belonged to the municipality of Filotas but after the application of the Kallikratis Plan in 2011 it got incorporated in the municipality of Amyntaio.[3] According to the 2021 Greek census, the village had 660 inhabitants.

Demographics[edit]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, Elevi was populated by 700 Muslim Turks.[5]

The Greek census (1920) recorded 986 people in the village and in 1923 there were 950 inhabitants (or 160 families) who were Muslim.[6] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Elevi there were refugee families from East Thrace (81), Asia Minor (102) and Pontus (52).[6] The Greek census (1928) recorded 1002 village inhabitants.[6] There were 232 refugee families (973 people) in 1928.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Ellevi – Lakkia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ^ "Λεβαία (Λακκιά)". www.amyntaio.gr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  5. ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 270, 30th line. Written as "Елеви". (in Bulgarian)
  6. ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923-1930] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 74. Retrieved 28 March 2022.