Sarakinoi
Sarakinoi (Greek: Σαρακηνοί, before 1925: Σαρακίνοβο - Sarakinovo[1]) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Aridaia in the western Pella regional unit, Greece. In 2011 its population was 351 for the village and 413 for the community, which includes the village Kato Koryfi.[2] Sarakinoi is located in the southeastern part of the Voras Mountains, at 640 m elevation. It is 5 km west of Polykarpi, 6 km south of Loutraki, 11 km southwest of Aridaia and 15 km northwest of Edessa. Forests cover most of the area.
Population
| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 482 | - |
| 1991 | 335 | - |
| 2001 | 375 | 471 |
| 2011 | 351 | 413 |
People
- Aggelis Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary
- Petros Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary
- Dimitrios Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary, Lieutenant general of the Hellenic Army
- Alexandros Giovannos, commander in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
- Hristo Sarakinov, Bulgarian officer, member of the Supreme Macedonian Committee
- Petar Kirin, Bulgarian Revolutionary, commander of the Internal Macedonian Adrianople Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) detachment from Sarakinovo
- Spas Sarakinov, IMARO revolutionary and Bulgarian teacher
- Stoyan Sarakinov, Bulgarian Exarchate's priest
- Dimitar Malidanov, R. Macedonian painter
- Andonis Sovicanis, R. Macedonian soldier in Hellenic Army before Greek Civil War 1946-1949
- Nikola Dumurdzhanov, R. Macedonian geologist
History
Ιn the early 1920s, 14 refugees (1,8% of the population) arrived from Anatolia during the Greco-Turkish War (1919–22), while 37 Slavic-speaking inhabitants (4,9%) moved mainly northward. In 1997, the community joined the municipality of Aridaia.
References
- Name changes of settlements in Greece
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.