Veloni (Greek: Βελώνη, before 1919: Βελιάνη – Veliani;[1][2] Aromanian: Valone)[3] was a village in Grevena Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. Under Greece, for most of its existence, Veloni was part of the community of Kallithea.[2]
Veloni | |
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Settlement | |
  Veloni | |
| Coordinates: 39°53′14″N 21°19′35″E / 39.88722°N 21.32639°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Municipal unit | Gorgiani |
| Community | Kallithea |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Veloni was inhabited by Aromanians (Vlachs), and by the 1960s it was deserted.[4][3] The village was abolished on 5 April 1981 and annexed to the village of Kranea.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Veliani – Veloni". Pandektis. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Βελιάνη (Κοζάνης)". ΕΕΤΑΑ (in Greek). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. pp. 195, 266. ISBN 9789607760869.
- ^ Exarchos, Giorgis; Lazarou, Achilleus G. (2001). Οι Ελληνοβλάχοι (Αρμανοί) [The Greek Vlachs (Aromanians)]. Ekdoseis Kastaniote. p. 207. ISBN 9789600327847.
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