Kato Pedina
Kato Pedina
Κάτω Πεδινά | |
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Church of Kato Pedina | |
Kato Pedina | |
| Coordinates: 39°52.7′N 20°40.3′E / 39.8783°N 20.6717°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Zagori |
| Municipal unit | Central Zagori |
| Elevation | 940 m (3,080 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 68 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΙΝ |
Kato Pedina (Greek: Άνω Πεδινά, before 1928: Κάτω Σουδενά, Kato Soudena,[2][3] between 1928–1929: Κάτω Κάμπος, Kato Kampos)[4][3] is a village in the Ioannina regional unit in Epirus, Greece. It is in the municipality of Zagori. Its population was 68 in the 2021 census. Kato Pedina is one of the Zagori villages, also known as Zagorochoria, and is in the municipal unit of Central Zagori. It is situated on a mountainside at 940 m elevation, in the northwestern foothills of the Mitsikeli mountains. The village is located on the edge of an extensive plateau (altitude 1000 m.), known locally as Varko (or Varka).[5]
Name
The villages (Upper and Lower) were recorded in a chrysobull from 1361 by Serbian ruler Simeon Uroš to the feudal lord John Tzafa Orsini Douka.[5] The villages were recorded as Stoudena in a document from 1627.[5] In the late 19th century scholar Ioannis Lambridis wrote both villages were called Stoudena until 1634 and etymologises the toponym as meaning 'cold place'.[5] Linguist Max Vasmer gave etymologies for each form of the toponym. Soudena derived from the Slavic sǫdъnъ, stemming from sǫdъ 'court' which linguist Kostas Oikonomou excludes as there are no examples of the inflection of the Slavic ǫ in Greek as u, and Vasmer instead derives the placename from the Latin sudis, where the Greek preposition suda originates from.[6]
Vasmer states Stoudena is from the Slavic studenъ 'cold'.[7] Linguist Phaedon Malingoudis derives the toponym from Slavic sǫdъ, not directly from the preposition but from the proper noun Suden.[7] Malingoudis states the etymology of the toponym is from the adjectival soudinos, stemming from souda and the suffix -inos and sondina 'fields, estates' must be excluded as both presuppose an unmarked type and for phonetic reasons, since the inversion of i into e near n occurs rarely, while it occurs frequently near liquids.[7]
Taking the above into account Oikonomou referring to the original form Studena derives the placename from the Slavic adjectival studenъ 'cold', by omission of the noun selo 'village'.[7] Later the form Soudena emerged through the etymological influence of the word souda from the form studena and zdina according to Greek northern phoneticism where u became Ø and e into i, and voicing of s in the new consonant cluster sd which arose after the elimination of the unstressed u.[7]
In late 20th century scholarly editions of the 1361 chrysobull, they transcribe the toponym as Pedanata.[5] Oikonomou wrote the chrysobull name is due an error from a scribe or copyist who combined the placename Pedana with the article ta.[5] The name is formed from the epithet Pedina which through linguistic assimilation became Pedana as i changed into a.[5] In the 19th century edition of the chrysobull by Panagiotis Aravantinos, he corrected the text and wrote in a note the name Pedanata is a corrupted form.[5] The village was renamed to Pedina in 1927.[5] Oikonomou states the motivations among the individuals responsible for the renaming of the village remain unknown.[5]
Demographics
The village is inhabited by Greeks, and some Sarakatsani who settled in the village during the early 20th century.[8] The Sarakatsani are Greek speakers.[9]
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: Kato Soudena – Kato Kampos". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ a b Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Κάτω Σουδενά – Κάτω Κάμπος – Κάτω Πεδινά" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Kato Soudena – Kato Kampos – Kato Pedina]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Kato Kampos – Kato Pedina". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Oikonomou 2002, p. 276.
- ^ Oikonomou 2002, pp. 276–277.
- ^ a b c d e 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. 277. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
- ^ Kahl 1999, p. 106: "Káto Pediná: griechische Zagorisier, einige Familien Sarakatschanen seit Anfang des 20. Jh.s im Ort seßhaft"
- ^ 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.