Krepeni (Greek: Κρεπενή) is a village near the lake Orestiada in Macedonia, Greece, part of the Makednoi municipal unit of Kastoria municipality.[2]
Krepeni
Κρεπενή | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 Fresco in Saint Nicholas Church of Krepeni | |
  Krepeni | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′15″N 21°19′32″E / 40.4875°N 21.3256°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Makednoi |
| Community | Mavrochori |
| Elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 109 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History edit
Ancient Greece edit
Three necropolises of different dates have been identified in the area. The oldest is from the 8th to the 7th century BC (Early Iron Age) with dense burials in simple, usually rectangular pits, a few of which are box-shaped.[3] Three hundred meters from the first were found a total of twenty tombs with unique findings of the archaic era (6th century BC) and the third of the early Hellenistic period of the fourth quarter of the 4th century or the beginning of the 3rd BC. century.[4]
Ottoman Empire edit
The village of Krepeni had a historical relationship with both the nearby village of Mavrochori as well as with the Monastery of Panagia Mavriotissa, which was named Krepeniotissa in the early 17th century.[5]
In the beginning of 19th century François Pouqueville described Crepeni as a hamlet of eight families.[5]
In the British Baldwin & Craddock Map of Greece the village of Krepeni is not shown, although the nearby village of Mavrochori is visible.
In the end of the 18th century the patriarch of the Mavrovitis family moved his people from Krepeni to Mavrochori in order to avoid a plague epidemic.[5]
It is believed that there were frequent movements of population between the villages of Krepeni and Mavrochori.
Stefan Verkovich, folklorist from Bosnia, noted in 1889 that there were 28 Bulgarian houses in Krepeni. He notes that the land is fertile and the local people are engaged in farming and vineyards.[6]
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Κρεπενή ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ "Κρεπενή Καστοριάς: Διατηρώντας τη διαχρονική ιστορική μνήμη". Αρχαιολογία Online (in Greek). 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Μυρτσιώτη, Γιώτα. "Αρχαιολογικός θησαυρός στην Κρεπενή Καστοριάς". Kathimerini (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ a b c "Jason C. Mavrovitis, Out of the Balkans, Pt.1, Ch.2, p.29". www.pahh.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
- ^ Верковичъ, С.И. „Топографическо-этнографическій очеркъ Македоніи“. Санкт Петербург, 1889, стр. 141-142.