Livadia, Kilkis

Livadia
Λιβάδια
Municipal unit
Livadia
Livadia
Livadia is located in Greece
Livadia
Livadia
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 41°00′N 22°18′E / 41.000°N 22.300°E / 41.000; 22.300
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Macedonia
Regional unitKilkis
MunicipalityPaionia
Area
 • Municipal unit32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Municipal unit
123
 • Municipal unit density3.81/km2 (9.86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΚΙ

Livadia (Greek: Λιβάδια, Aromanian: Giumala de Jos or Livãdz; Megleno Romanian: Livezi) is a municipal unit of the municipality of Paionia, in the Kilkis regional unit of Central Macedonia, Greece. It historically consisted of two villages: Megala Livadia and Mikra Livadia, with the latter now being uninhabited. It covers an area of 32.282 km2 and has a population of 123, which is primarily composed of Aromanians. Prior to the 2011 local government reform, it used to be a community.

This historic community took part in various Greek revolutions, in particular the Macedonian Struggle in which many of inhabitants of Livadia participated, including:

Some other inhabitants of the town fought against Greek bands in the Ottoman Empire during the early 20th century, an example being Mihail Handuri, an Aromanian armatole.

Another notable figure with origins from Livadia is the Aromanian linguist and philologist Nicolae Saramandu.

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. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ↑ Nicea, Cola (2001). "Memorii" (PDF). Scara – revistă de oceanografie ortodoxă (in Romanian) (7): 1–32.
  5. ↑ "Prof. univ. dr. Nicolae Saramandu: "Limba română a luat naștere peste tot acolo unde a existat stăpânire romană"" (in Romanian). League of Albanians of Romania. 15 October 2018.