Leontari, Boeotia

Leontari
Λεοντάρι
Leontari
Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°10′E / 38.300°N 23.167°E / 38.300; 23.167Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°10′E / 38.300°N 23.167°E / 38.300; 23.167
Country Greece
Administrative region Central Greece
Regional unit Boeotia
Municipality Aliartos
Municipal unit Thespies
Community[1]
 • Population 904 (2011)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Leontari (Greek: Λεοντάρι, before 1930: Κασκαβέλι - Kaskaveli[2]) is a town in the municipal unit of Thespies in Boeotia, Greece.

Name

Initially the village was named Zogra Kobili after Zogra Kobili, an Albanian leader who founded the town. Later, and until 1930, the town was named Kaskaveli or Kobili, variants of the name of the founder.[3][4] In 1930 it was renamed to Leontari after an ancient Greek artifact possibly related to the area.[3][2][4]

History

The town of Leontari was founded in the late 14th or early 15th century by Albanian settlers led by Zogra Kobili.[4][5] Leontari was first attested as hamlet in the Ottoman census of 1466.[3]

Demographics

YearPopulation
1850266
1928961
1940982
19511116
19711002
19811016
20011036
2011904

References

  1. ↑ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. 1 2 Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. 1 2 3 Bintliff, John (1996). "The archaeological survey of the Valley of the Muses and its significance for Boeotian History" (PDF). Recherches et Rencontres. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 Brown, Keith; Hamilakis, Yannis (2003). The usable past: Greek metahistories. Lexington Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-7391-0384-9.
  5. ↑ Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. 2000. p. 144.
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