Anthrakitis

Anthrakitis
Anthrakitis
Coordinates: 39°45′57″N 20°51′57″E / 39.76583°N 20.86583°E / 39.76583; 20.86583
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitEast Zagori
Elevation
764 m (2,507 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
49
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Anthrakitis (Greek: Ανθρακίτης, before 1947: Καμινιάς, Kaminias)[2][3] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.

Name

The toponym stems from the modern Greek noun kamini, derived from the ancient Greek kaminos and the suffix -ia, from -ea.[4] The nouns of the word kaminia means 'the content or one-time product of a kiln' and kamineia 'the firing'.[4] The word is a loanword in the Romance languages, in the Slavic languages, in Albanian and also used in southern Italian placenames.[4]

Demographics

The village is inhabited by Greeks, Arvanite families who assimilated into the local population and some Sarakatsani who settled in the village during the early 20th century.[5] The arrival of Orthodox Albanians (locally called "Arvanites") occurred in the modern period and originate from the wider Souli area in central Greek Epirus, while the Sarakatsani are Greek speakers.[6]

See also

References

  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. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Kaminias – Anthrakitis". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. ^ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Καμνιά – Ανθρακίτης" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Kamnia – Anthrakitis]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b c Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (PDF) (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. p. 129. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  5. ^ Kahl 1999, p. 106: "Anthrakítis: griechische Zagorisier, zugewanderte arvanitische Familien in übriger Bevölkerung aufgegangen, einige Familien Sarakatschanen seit Anfang des 20. Jh.s im Ort seßhaft"
  6. ^ Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt" [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity]. Ethnologia Balkanica (in German). 3: 113–114.