Doliani

Doliani
Δόλιανη
Dolani
Community
Doliani is located in Greece
Doliani
Doliani
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 39°49.3′N 20°57.1′E / 39.8217°N 20.9517°E / 39.8217; 20.9517
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitEast Zagori
Area
 • Community
17.276 km2 (6.670 sq mi)
Elevation
920 m (3,020 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Community
51
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 14
Area code+30-2656
Vehicle registrationΙΝ

Doliani (Greek: Δόλιανη, before 1955: Δόλιανη, Doliani, between 1955 and 1984: Νέον Αμαρούσιον, Neon Amarousion; Aromanian: Dolani) is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality in Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district. The 2021 census recorded 51 inhabitants in the village. The community of Doliani covers an area of 17.276 km2.

Name

In the late nineteenth century, the scholar Ioannis Lambridis described the geographical location of the village of Doliani as 'ravine-like' and as a 'depression'. The linguist Max Vasmer derived the toponym from the Slavic dolъ meaning 'the valley', with the name Doljane indicating 'inhabitants of the valley'. The linguist Kostas Oikonomou stated the village is located in a ravine, making the use of the word dolъ with its original meaning 'the hole, the pit, the ravine' applicable, aligning with the description given by Lambridis.

Demographics

The population of Doliani are Hellenised Aromanians. The Aromanian language is no longer spoken in the village following a period of assimilation.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Doliani – Neon Amarousion". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Δόλιανη – Νέον Αμαρούσιον – Δόλιανη" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Doliani – Neon Amarousion – Doliani]. EETAA (in Greek). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Neon Amarousion – Doliani". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9789607760869. The villages of Vlahozagoro... Neo Amaroussi (Dólani)... In some of these villages, such as Neo Amaroussi and Kastanonas, a process of gradual assimilation has meant that the Vlach language has died out.
  6. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  7. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  8. 1 2 3 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. 100. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Kahl, Thede (1999). "Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt" [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity]. Ethnologia Balkanica (in German). 3: 106. Dolianí: gräzisierte Aromunen