Kastaniani
Kastaniani
Καστάνιανη | |
|---|---|
Kastaniani | |
| Coordinates: 40°11′N 20°50′E / 40.183°N 20.833°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Konitsa |
| Municipal unit | Mastorochoria |
| Elevation | 880 m (2,890 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 140 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Kastaniani (Greek: Καστάνιανη, between 1950–2013: Καστανέα, Kastanea)[2][3] is a mountain village in the Ioannina regional unit in northern Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Mastorochoria. It is situated in the northern Pindus mountains, near the left bank of the river Sarantaporos. It is 4 km southeast of Pyrsogianni and 18 km northeast of Konitsa.
Name
In a monograph (1971) by Chrystos Gasios about the village he wrote Kostiani was another form of the placename Kastaniani.[4] The placename stems from the Slavic form Kostanjane and is derived from the toponym Kostanj, from the word kostanъ meaning 'chestnut' and the suffix -jane, used in the formation of words to denote the inhabitant of a region.[4] The Slavic o became a through Greek in the toponym.[4]
Linguist Kostas Oikonomou states toponyms with the suffix jane (-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.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 244 | — |
| 1991 | 205 | −16.0% |
| 2001[5] | 134 | −34.6% |
| 2011[6] | 79 | −41.0% |
| 2021[1] | 140 | +77.2% |
See also
References
- ^ a b "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 – Kastanea". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 19 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Εφημερίς της Κυβερνήσεως της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας" [Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic] (PDF). EETAA (in Greek). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
Μετονομασία της «Τοπικής Κοινότητας Καστανέας» του Δήμου Κόνιτσας, σε «Τοπική Κοινότητα Καστάνιανης»
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού – Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.