Elafotopos

Elafotopos
Ελαφότοπος
Elafotopos
Coordinates: 39°54′4″N 20°41′21″E / 39.90111°N 20.68917°E / 39.90111; 20.68917
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitCentral Zagori
Elevation
1,342 m (4,403 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
114
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Elafotopos (Greek: Ελαφότοπος, before 1928: Τσερβάρι, Tservari)[2][3] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.

Name

The village was recorded as Tservari in a chrysobull from 1361 by Serbian ruler Simeon Uroš to feudal lord John Tzafa Orsini Douka.[4] The toponym is derived from the Aromanian țerbu 'deer', from Latin cervus, and the Aromanian (and Romanian) suffix -ărie often associated with subjects of words denoting animals.[4]

Demographics

The village is inhabited by Greeks, and some Sarakatsani who settled in the village during the early 20th century.[5] The Sarakatsani are Greek speakers.[6]

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: Tservari – Elafotopos". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. ^ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Τσερβάρι – Ελαφότοπος" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Tservari – Elafotopos]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b 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. p. 292. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  5. ^ Kahl 1999, p. 106: "Elafótopos: griechische Zagorisier, einige Familien Sarakatschanen seit Anfang des 20. Jh.s im Ort seßhaft"
  6. ^ Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt" [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity]. Ethnologia Balkanica (in German). 3: 114.