Kato Meropi

Kato Meropi
Community
Kato Meropi is located in Greece
Kato Meropi
Kato Meropi
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 40°1′8″N 20°31′18″E / 40.01889°N 20.52167°E / 40.01889; 20.52167
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityPogoni
Municipal unitAno Pogoni
Elevation
764 m (2,507 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Community
49
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kato Meropi (Greek: Μερόπη, before 1928: Φραστανά, Frastana) is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.

Name

Frastana was used as the name for a village in Pogoni, while in the 14th century, the toponym was rendered in Greek as Freastana (modern Kyparissia) for another village located in Greek Epirus. The toponym is derived from the old Slavic word hvrastъ, earlier chvorstъ meaning 'bush, thicket, undergrowth (Pinus mugo) or oak'. It is formed with the addition of either the adjectival suffix -ьna or the ending -ina used to form toponyms indicating a place where plants mentioned in the subject grow. The initial f- stems from the consonant complex hv, a variation common in Bulgarian dialects. Phonetic changes occurred where the e, stemming from the Slavic ь or i, shifted to a through Greek vowel assimilation, whereby a-i (e) -a became a-a-a. The oxytone form Frastana is analogous to Greek affixes in -iana.

Demographics

Some Aromanians settled in the village following the interwar period.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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: Frastana – Kato Meropi". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Φραστανά – Κάτω Μερόπη" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Frastana – Kato Meropi]. EETAA (in Greek). Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Oikonomou 2002, pp. 298–299.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 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. 299. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ Alexakis, Eleftherios P. (2017). Greek Ethnography, Ethnographie Grecque. Editions Herodotos. p. 302. ISBN 9789604851980. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2026. I came across Arvanitovlachs in the villages of... Limni, Kato Meropi (Frastana) and Pogoniani in the province of Pogoni.