Kranionas (Greek: Κρανιώνας, before 1926: Δρανοβαίνη – Dranovaini;[2] Bulgarian/Macedonian: Дреновени - Drenoveni)[3] is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
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| Coordinates: 40°37′9″N 21°12′48″E / 40.61917°N 21.21333°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Korestia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 2 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The residents spoke the Dolna Korèshcha variant of the Kostur dialect.[4] The village consisted of two separate parts: Gorna (Upper) Maala (Quarter) and Dolna (Lower) Maala, separated by one kilometer, with the village river running between the quarters.[5]
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[6] The village Kranionas had a total of 623 inhabitants, populated by 60 Slavophones.[7]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Dranovaini – Kranionas". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Королов, Лари-Лабро. Дреновени: Разцвет и разорение на едно село в южна Македония. София, Македонски научен институт, 2016. ISBN 978-954-8187-98-5. с. 360
- ^ Королов, Лари –Лабро. „Два диалектни текста с исторически свидетелства от селата Габреш и Дреновени, Костурско“, Македонски преглед, година XLVI/2, 2023, стр. 143 - 154
- ^ Koroloff, Larry. Drenoveni. The Life and Demise of a Macedonian Village. Pickering, 2014. p. 3
- ^ 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.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 516. Retrieved 14 June 2024. "(Άνω και Κάτω) Κρανιώνας, Πληθυσμός: 623, Σλαυόφωνοι: 60"