Foufas
Foufas, known before 1927 as Paleor (Παλαιοχώρι), (Greek: Φούφας, Bulgarian: Палеор, Paleor) is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Mouriki, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2011 census recorded 575 inhabitants in the village.[1]
Foufas Φούφας | |
|---|---|
  Foufas | |
| Coordinates: 40°31.3′N 21°33.3′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Eordaia |
| Municipal unit | Mouriki |
| Highest elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 575 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 05 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2463-xxx-xxx |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
History
In 1845 the Russian slavist Victor Grigorovich recorded Paliora as mainly Bulgarian village.[3] Stefan Verkovich, folklorist from Bosnia, noted in 1889 that there were 50 Bulgarian and 30 Turkish houses in Paleor.[4] On May 11, 1907 during an armed clash with the local villagers the captain from Hellenic Army Foufas (Zaharias Papadas), commander of a Greek paramilitary squad, was killed. In 1932 the village was renamed Foufas (Fufas) after the nickname of Captain Papadas.
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
- Григорович, В. Очеркъ путешествія по Европейской Турціи, Москва, 1877, стр.93.
- Верковичъ, С.И. „Топографическо-этнографическій очеркъ Македоніи“. Санкт Петербург, 1889, стр.154.