Vrontero, Florina

Administrative Region : West Macedonia
Regional unit : Florina

Vrontero (Βροντερό) Florina

Vrontero is a mountainous village in the prefecture of Florina. It is located almost on the Greek-Albanian border, above Lake Mikra Prespa and at an altitude of 1,100 meters. Vrontero belongs to the municipality of Prespa and its population according to the 2011 census is 78 inhabitants.

Caves near the village of Vrontero were the headquarters and hospital of the democratic army during the civil war"[1], one of which is known as the "Kokkali cave[2]". The store of the Municipal District of Vrontero hosts a remarkable collection of fossils from the surrounding area.

The ruined villages of Agathoto and Pyxos are located 2 km from the village. The endemic species of Prespa flora, Centaυrea prespana, grows in Vrontero.

Demographic data

In the early 1900s, 276 Slavic-speaking Christians lived in the village.[3] Vlachs settled in the village in 1949.[3] They were a group of nomadic Vlachs who moved seasonally (known as Arvanito-Vlachs) originating from Thessaly, and the Greek government helped in their settlement in deserted villages in the Prespa region such as Vrontero.[4][5] The Vlachs are the only inhabitants of the village.[4]

Vrontero had 172 inhabitants in 1981.[6] Based on field research carried out by Ricky Van Buschoten in late 1993, Vrontero was inhabited by Vlachs.[6] The Vlach language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private spaces, and as the main language for interpersonal relations.[6] Some elderly villagers had minimal knowledge of Greek.[6]

Sources - References

Kathimerini - Study of the utilization of the hospital and headquarters of the DSE[dead link]
"The texts of the Prespa Information Center", Giorgos Katsadorakis, 1995, Society Protection of Prespa
Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za macedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 140. "Civilized... По 1949 год. е оставлено со Власи. Во 1900 год. выло 276 жит. М."
Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 304. ISBN 9789607760869.
Vatsikopoulos, Helen (2020). "Memories of Abandonment and Ruination in Prespa, Greek Macedonia". Journal of Modern Greek Studies 38 (2): 430. "1,700 Vlach nomad pastoralists were resettled in Prespa. Those from Epirus and Yiannitsa were resettled in Ayios Germanos and Kallithea; others, from Thessaly, were moved to Vrondero and Pyli"
Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d'Aridea (Macedonia)". Strates 10. Table 3: Vrondero, 172; V, V1; V = Valaques (Aroumains), V = valaque (aroumain)"

Municipal unit Prespes
Community Agios Achilleios
Agios Achilleios (Άγιος Αχίλλειος, ο)
Pyli (Πύλη, η)
Community Agios Germanos
Agios Germanos (Άγιος Γερμανός, ο)
Community Antartiko
Antartiko (Ανταρτικό, το)
Trigono (Τρίγωνο, το)
Community Vrontero
Vrontero (Βροντερό, το)
Community Kallithea
Kallithea (Καλλιθέα, η)
Community Karyes
Karyes (Καρυαί, αι)
Oxya (Οξυά, η)
Community Laimos
Laimos (Λαιμός, ο)
Mileonas (Μηλεών, ο)
Community Lefkonas
Lefkonas (Λευκώνας, ο)
Community Mikrolimni
Mikrolimni (Μικρολίμνη, η)
Community Pisoderi
Vigla (Βίγλα, η)
Pisoderi (Πισοδέρι, το)
Community Platy
Platy (Πλατύ, το)
Community Prasino
Prasino (Πράσινο, το)
Community Psarades
Psarades (Ψαράδες, οι)

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