Kastani
Kastani | |
|---|---|
Kastani | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′12″N 20°25′37″E / 39.83667°N 20.42694°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Pogoni |
| Municipal unit | Delvinaki |
| Elevation | 591 m (1,939 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 83 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kastani (Greek: Καστανή, before 1953: Καστάνιανη, Kastaniani)[2] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.
Name
In the late 19th century, the scholar Ioannis Lambridis described the village as a place abundant in chestnut tree growth.[3] The placename stems from the Slavic form Kostanjane and is derived from the toponym Kostanj, from the word kostanь meaning 'chestnut' and the suffix -jane, used in the formation of words to denote an inhabitant of a region.[3] The Slavic o became a through Greek in the toponym.[3]
The linguist Kostas Oikonomou stated, toponyms with the suffix jane, also -jani, have Slavic words as their subject and the ending did not become productive in Greek; hence, attributing the above placename to a production from the Greek noun kastano or kastania is inapplicable.[3]
History
The Chronicle of Tsaraplana described Kastaniani as inhabited by Arvanites.[4]
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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Kastaniani – Kastani". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d 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. 133. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
- ^ Kokolakis, Michalis (2003). Το ύστερο Γιαννιώτικο Πασαλίκι: χώρος, διοίκηση και πληθυσμός στην τουρκοκρατούμενη Ηπειρο (1820–1913) [The late Pashalik of Ioannina: Space, Administration and Population in Ottoman ruled Epirus (1820–1913)] (PDF) (in Greek). National Hellenic Research Foundation. Center for Neohellenic Research. p. 48. ISBN 960-7916-11-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2015.
Το 1670 στο Δελβινάκι του Πωγωνιού, κατά τον Εβλιγιά Τσελεμπή (1928, σ. 682), «όλοι οι άπιστοι είναι Αρβανίτες». Το ίδιο μαρτυρούσε για την Καστάνιανη και το λεγόμενο Χρονικό των Τσαραπλανών (Λαμπρίδης 1889α, σ. 28).