Armata, Ioannina

Armata
Άρματα (Greek)
Armată (Aromanian)
Armata
Coordinates: 40°2′2″N 20°57′57″E / 40.03389°N 20.96583°E / 40.03389; 20.96583
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityKonitsa
Municipal unitKonitsa
Elevation
1,126 m (3,694 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
31
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Armata (Greek: Άρματα, before 1928: Αρμάτοβον, Armatovon;[2][3] Aromanian: Armată)[4] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The village is located on the right side of the river Vjosa.[5]

Name

The placename is derived from the personal name Armatos and the Slavic ending -ovo, a suffix which became productive in Greek, as shown by the toponyms in -ovo with a Greek subject or andronyms.[6] The personal name Armatos comes from the medieval term armatos, indicating a 'Byzantine armed soldier' from the Latin armatus meaning 'armed'.[7]

Demographics

Armata has an Aromanian population and is an Aromanian speaking village.[8][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Armatovon – Armata". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ^ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Αρμάτοβον – Άρματα" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Armatovon – Armata]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ a b Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9789607760869.
  5. ^ Oikonomou 2002, p. 38.
  6. ^ Oikonomou 2002, pp. 38–39.
  7. ^ Oikonomou 2002, p. 39.
  8. ^ Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (PDF) (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. pp. 2, 38. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.