Makrino

Makrino
Μακρίνο
Măkrinu
Makrino
Coordinates: 39°52′N 20°57.9′E / 39.867°N 20.9650°E / 39.867; 20.9650
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitEast Zagori
Area
 • Community
20.147 km2 (7.779 sq mi)
Elevation
980 m (3,220 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
30
 • Density1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 14
Area code+30-2656
Vehicle registrationΙΝ

Makrino (Greek: Μακρίνο, Aromanian: Măkrinu)[2] is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 30 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Makrino covers an area of 20.147 km2.[4]

Name

The toponym Makrino has been rendered in several forms such as Makryno(n), derived paretymologically from the Greek word for long and Makrini, based on folk etymologies or alternate explanations devised by local scholars about the name or locality.[5] For example, such as an association with an icon of St. Macrina located nearby the village, the baptismal name Makrini or local remains being linked with the ancient city of Paroraia.[2] These forms differ from the local Aromanian form and pronunciation of the placename which is Măkrin(u).[2] The toponym is derived from the Slavic word mokrino, earlier mokrinъno meaning 'wet place' from the Slavic word mokrъ 'wet' and within the placename, the Slavic o is rendered as a in Greek.[5]

Demographics

The population of Makrino are hellenised Aromanians.[6] Makrino was an Aromanian speaking village and over several decades the language declined in favour of Greek.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Oikonomou 2002, pp. 184–185.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ a b c 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. 184. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  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: 106. Makríno: gräzisierte Aromunen