Parapotamos

Parapotamos
Παραπόταμος
Parapotamos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E / 39.550; 20.333Coordinates: 39°33′N 20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E / 39.550; 20.333
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Thesprotia
Municipality Igoumenitsa
 • Municipal unit 60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit 1,168
 • Municipal unit density 19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Community[1]
 • Population 754 (2011)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration ΗΝ

Parapotamos (Greek: Παραπόταμος, before 1928: Βάρφανη - Varfani[2]) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 60.334 km2.[4] Population 1,168 (2011). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces.[5][6]

Name

The name of Parapotamos means "riverside" or "by the river" in the Greek language. The village is known as Varfanj in Albanian, which comes from varfër/varfanjak meaning "poor", thus Varfani, "poor area" or "poor region" in Albanian

References

  1. 1 2 "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ↑ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  4. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. ↑ James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
  6. ↑ official site of Parapotamos Municipality Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine.
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