Levaia
Levaia (Greek: Λεβαία, before 1926: Έλλεβη – Ellevi, between 1926 and 1988: Λακκιά – Lakkia) is a village in the region of Florina, northern Greece. It belonged to the municipality of Filotas but after the application of the Kallikratis Plan in 2011 it got incorporated in the municipality of Amyntaio. According to the 2021 Greek census, the village had 660 inhabitants.
Demographics
In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, Elevi was populated by 700 Muslim Turks.
The 1920 Greek census recorded 986 people in the village, and 950 inhabitants (160 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Elevi were from East Thrace (81), Asia Minor (102) and Pontus (52) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,002 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 232 (973 people).
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: Ellevi – Lakkia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών". www.eetaa.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Λεβαία (Λακκιά)". www.amyntaio.gr. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
- ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 270, 30th line. Written as "Елеви". (in Bulgarian)
- ^ Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 74. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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