Sitaria | |
|---|---|
  Sitaria | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′7″N 20°31′32″E / 39.86861°N 20.52556°E / 39.86861; 20.52556 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Pogoni |
| Municipal unit | Ano Kalamas |
| Elevation | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 96 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Sitaria (Greek: Σιταριά, before 1927: Μόσιορη, Mosiori)[2][3] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. The village is located in the region of Kourentochoria.[4]
Name
The toponym is derived from the Albanian noun mosh/ë, -a meaning 'age' and the adjectival suffix -sor, whereby the form moshor generated the meaning of 'old, ancient' alongside the nouns fshat, -i or katund, -i 'village', later omitted, which denoted 'old village'.[4]
The Albanian word moshë stems from the older form motsë 'old man, elderly', earlier mot-shë from mot 'time, year', and it is derived from the Indo-European root *me, which is also the basis for the Greek metron and Latin metior.[5] The Albanian word entered Romanian, where moș means 'old' and is rendered in other Balkan Romance languages such as Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian as moșu and moașa.[5]
Demographics
Some Aromanians settled in the village following the interwar period.[6]
See also
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: Mosiori – Sitaria". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Μόσιορη – Σιταριά" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Mosiori – Sitaria]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- Oikonomou 2002, p. 202.
- Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (PDF) (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. p. 203. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
- Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. pp. 293–294. ISBN 9789607760869.
Since the interwar period, in the provinces of Pogoni and Ioannina, apart from Kefalovrysso and Parakalamos (Podgoriani) large and small groups of Arvanitovlachs have been living in the villages of Vissani (Frastana), Kato Meropi, Pogoniani, Dolo, Delvinaki, Limni, Ano Ravenia, Kato Ravenia, Sitaria