Leontari, Boeotia
Leontari (Greek: Λεοντάρι, before 1930: Κασκαβέλι - Kaskaveli) is a town in the municipal unit of Thespies in Boeotia, Greece.
History
The city of Leontari was founded at the end of the 14th or beginning of the 15th century by Albanian settlers, the so-called Arvanites, under the leadership of Zogra Kobili. Leontari was first attested as hamlet in the Ottoman census of 1466. Initially the village was named after its founder. Later, and until 1930, the town was named Kaskaveli or Kobili, variants of the name of the founder. In 1930 it was renamed to Leontari ("Lion" in Greek) after an ancient Greek artifact possibly related to the area.
Demographics
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 266 |
| 1928 | 961 |
| 1940 | 982 |
| 1951 | 1116 |
| 1971 | 1002 |
| 1981 | 1016 |
| 2001 | 1036 |
| 2011 | 904 |
| 2021 | 625 |
Notable people
- Aristeidis Kollias, Lawyer, Folklorist and Historian.
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.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Brown, Keith; Hamilakis, Yannis (2003). The usable past: Greek metahistories. Lexington Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-7391-0384-9.
- ^ Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. 2000. p. 144.
- ^ Bintliff, John (1996). "The archaeological survey of the Valley of the Muses and its significance for Boeotian History" (PDF). Recherches et Rencontres. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2010.