Flambourari

Flambourari
Φλαμπουράρι (Greek)
Floru, Florlu (Aromanian)
Community
View of Flambourari (1898). Photo by the Manaki brothers
View of Flambourari (1898). Photo by the Manaki brothers
Flambourari is located in Greece
Flambourari
Flambourari
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 39°51.3′N 20°59.4′E / 39.8550°N 20.9900°E / 39.8550; 20.9900
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitEast Zagori
Area
 • Community
39.403 km2 (15.214 sq mi)
Elevation
1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Community
63
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 14
Area code+30-2656
Vehicle registrationΙΝ

Flambourari (Greek: Φλαμπουράρι, Aromanian: Floru, Florlu) is a Greek village and a community of the Zagori municipality. 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 63 inhabitants in the village. The community of Flambourari covers an area of 39.403 km2.

Name

The Greek toponym's form is feminine and derived from either the surname Flambouraris or from the profession of the same name, meaning 'flag bearer' and the root of the surname. The forms Flambouraris and Flambouriaris are themselves derived from the word flambouro(n) 'flag', stemming from flamouron with the inflection of m into b and preceded by flamoulon, where the liquid denominative l-l became l-r. The form is derived from Latin flammulum, a diminutive of flamma, -ae 'flame', and the Greek ending -aris, which evolved from the medieval -aris, earlier arios from the Latin -arius. In Aromanian, flamburar means 'flag bearer' and is derived from the Aromanian word flambura 'flag' and the suffix -ar(i).

The Aromanian name of the village is based on the personal name Floros and is derived from the Aromanian word floru meaning 'blooming, shining'.

Demographics

Flambourari has an Aromanian population and is an Aromanian speaking village. In the early 21st century, elderly people were bilingual in the community language and Greek, whereas younger residents under 40 might have understood the community language but did not use it.

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. 1 2 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 December 2025. Flamburári: aromunische Zagorisier
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Oikonomou 2002, p. 296.
  4. 1 2 Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9789607760869. The villages of Vlahozagoro... Flambourari (Flóru/Flórlu)
  5. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Oikonomou 2002, pp. 296–297.
  8. ↑ Oikonomou 2002, p. 297.
  9. ↑ 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. pp. 2–3. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.