Vasileiada
Originally named Zagorichani, the village had a Slavic speaking population during Ottoman rule. After the rise of nationalism the locals were divided in pro-Bulgarian and pro–Greek community. During the struggle for Macedonia, many Bulgarian inhabitants were killed in 1905.
After Zagoritsani became part of Greece in 1913, the village mosque was demolished. The 1920 Greek census recorded 1,105 inhabitants in the village. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Zagoritsani were from Pontus (32) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 735 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 33 (112 people).
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria. The village Vasileiada had a total of 1,136 inhabitants, and was populated by 910 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.
Notable people
- Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader and philosopher
- Anastas Yankov (1857–1906), Bulgarian Army officer
- Maslina Grancharova (1874–1958), Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary
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: Zagoritsani – Vasileias". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Stavridopoulos, Ioannis (2015). Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα [Monuments of the other: The management of the Ottoman cultural heritage of Macedonia from 1912 until present] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). University of Ioannina. p. 273. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ 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. 77. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
- ^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 515. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Βασιλειάς, Πληθυσμός: 1136, Σλαυόφωνοι: 910, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"