Vrontero
Vrontero (Greek: Βροντερό, before 1926: Γκράσδενι – Gkrasdeni[2]) is a village in the Florina Regional Unit in Western Macedonia, Greece.
Vrontero | |
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  Vrontero | |
| Coordinates: 40°44′30″N 21°1′3″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Florina |
| Municipality | Prespes |
| Municipal unit | Prespes |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 78 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Demographics
In the early 1900s, 276 Slavonic speaking Christians lived in the village.[3] Aromanians settled in the village in 1949.[3] They were a group of nomadic transhumant Aromanians (known as the Arvanitovlachs) originating from Thessaly and the Greek government assisted their settlement into depopulated villages of the Prespa region like Vrontero.[4][5] Aromanians are the only inhabitants of the village.[4]
Vrontero had 172 inhabitants in 1981.[6] In fieldwork done by Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Vrontero was populated by Aromanians.[6] The Aromanian language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private settings, and as the main language for interpersonal relationships.[6] Some elderly villagers had little knowledge of Greek.[6]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkrasdeni – Vronteron". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Włodzimierz, Pianka (1970). Toponomastikata na Ohridsko-Prespanskiot bazen. Institut za makedonski jazik "Krste Misirkov". p. 140. "Граждено... По 1949 год. е населено со Власи. Во 1900 год. имало 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 (Macédoine)" [Use of minority languages in the departments of Florina and Aridea (Macedonia)]. Strates. 10. Table 3: Vrondero, 172; V, V1; V = Valaques (Aroumains), V = valaque (aroumain)"