Administrative Region : West Macedonia
Regional unit : Florina
Skopia (Σκοπιά) Florina
Skopia is a village in the Florina Regional Unit in the Region of Western Macedonia, with a population of 563 (2011 census).[1] It is built at an average altitude of 700 meters above sea level, at a road distance of only two kilometers south of the city of Florina, but in a separate valley (the two settlements are not visible from each other). The old (until 1928)[2] name of Skopia was Ano Nevoliani and before the 19th century simply Nevoliani.
Geography-demography
The geographical coordinates of Skopia are latitude 40°46' North and longitude 21°24.5' East. The nearest settlement is Florina, while continuing the road to the southeast we find Tropaiouchos after 4 kilometers.
Administratively, Skopia is currently part of the homonymous local community (of which it is the only settlement), of the Municipal Unit of Florina of the Municipality of Florina, in the Regional Unit of Florina of the Region of Western Macedonia. Previously, respectively, it was the seat of the homonymous community, of the District and Prefecture of Florina. The postal code of Skopia is 53100.
The evolution of the population of Skopia Florina in the official censuses is shown in the table below.
Population of Skopia
Census year Residents
1928 1,478
1951 1,522
1961 1,077
1971 732
1981 612
1991 594
2001 571
2011 563
Historical data
It is a very old settlement, probably created during the last period of the Byzantine Empire, initially at the entrance to the valley. In the early 19th century, N. Nikolaou, a representative of the village, went and asked the Pasha of Ioannina, to whom the village belonged, for permission to move the village inland, a permission he received from Ali Pasha, after Ali Pasha trusted him. The main reason was the safety of the residents: The road from Monastir to Kastoria and Ioannina passed through there, and every now and then occasional raiders robbed and plundered the residents. The old village was therefore abandoned and two settlements were built towards the interior of the small valley: One in the Tsetiroki area, which was abandoned after a few years, and the other where Skopia is today. It was then called Ano Nevoliani. The transfer of the settlement must have had positive effects on security and the economy. Only the Gheggi continued to raid and create problems. The village in its new location gradually grew, as Turks settled there, creating their own "mahala" (neighborhood), "the Mosque", as it became known from the mosque with its minaret, which was destroyed in 1928. In 1886 it was mentioned[3] as Ano Dolian with 1,150 Christians and 440 Muslim residents. During the population exchange, 59 Muslim families (350 people) left and 25 refugee families arrived: three from Thrace and 22 from Asia Minor.[4]
The "Amyntas" Cultural Association is active in the village.
References
Population - Housing Census 2011. PERMANENT Population. Hellenic Statistical Authority.
G.E.K. 156 / 8 August 1928
Schinas, Nikolaos Th.: Travel notes of Macedonia, Epirus, New Orothetic Line and Thessaly, published by «Messager d' Athènes», Athens 1886
Pelagidis 1993
Sources
Greece: road-tourist maps, published by N. & I. Fotis, 33rd edition, Athens 2005/6
Pelagidis, E.: The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia, published by Kyriakidis, Thessaloniki 1993
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Municipal Community Florina
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| Florina (Φλώρινα, η) |
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| Alona (Άλωνα, τα) |
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| Armenochori (Αρμενοχώρι, το) |
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| Mesonisi (Μεσονήσι, το) |
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| Proti (Πρώτη, η) |
| Community Skopia |
| Skopia (Σκοπιά, η) |
| Community Trivouno |
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