Kaloutas
Kaloutas | |
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Kaloutas | |
| Coordinates: 39°46′54″N 20°50′9″E / 39.78167°N 20.83583°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | Central Zagori |
| Elevation | 796 m (2,612 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 16 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kaloutas (Greek: Καλουτάς, before 1940: Καλωτάς, Kalotas)[2] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The village is located at the north eastern base of Mount Mitsikeli.[3]
Name
The toponym is derived from the Slavic personal name Kalota and stems from the word kalъ 'black' and the Slavic suffix -ota.[4]
History
In the 19th century, scholar Ioannis Lambridis wrote about a family with the name Kalota in Ioannina who flourished during the 16th century.[3] According to oral tradition, there were two brothers from the Kalota family, one who founded the village of Kalota and the other established the later deserted settlement of Kioutsouk Kalota, near Greveniti.[5]
Demographics
The village is inhabited by Greeks.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Καλωτάς – Καλουτάς" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Kalotas – Kaloutas]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ^ a b Oikonomou 2002, p. 127.
- ^ Oikonomou 2002, p. 128.
- ^ 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. 127–128. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
- ^ 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: 106.
Kalutás: griechische Zagorisier