Levaia
community
Name localΛεβαία
Coordinates40°38′48″N 21°42′09″E
Elevation630
PeriphWest Macedonia
PeriphunitFlorina
MunicipalityAmyntaio
MunicunitFilotas
Population as of2021
Population660
LicencePA

Levaia (Greek: Λεβαία, before 1926: Έλλεβη – Ellevi,[1] between 1926 and 1988: Λακκιά – Lakkia)[2] is a village in the region of Florina, northern Greece.[3] 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.[2] 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.[4]

The 1920 Greek census recorded 986 people in the village, and 950 inhabitants (160 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Elevi were from East Thrace (81), Asia Minor (102) and Pontus (52) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1,002 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 232 (973 people).[5]

References

  1. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Ellevi – Lakkia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ "ΕΕΤΑΑ - Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών" (in Greek). www.eetaa.gr. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. ^ "Λεβαία (Λακκιά)". www.amyntaio.gr. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  4. ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 270, 30th line. Written as "Елеви". (in Bulgarian)
  5. ^ 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.