Iliochori (Greek: Ηλιοχώρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον), meaning "Town of the Sun", is a village located in the municipality of Tymfi in the northcentral part of the Ioannina prefecture. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Ioannina (Ιωάννινα, often el Γιάννενα or el Γιάννινα / is a city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of Until 1926, it was known as Dobrinovo. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. According to a local legend, the town was first founded as Rasciana, located on the river of the same name; that site, however, was abandoned because of a lack of drinking water, and the inhabitants scattered to found Iliochori and the nearby town of Laista. Iliochori was traditionally an agricultural town, with husbandry and cultivation of barley and vetch being among its primary areas of economic activity. Viticulture was also prominent, and the town produced a wine, Dobrovino, that gave it its original name. Viticulture (from the Latin word for Vine) is the Science, production and study of Grapes which deals with the series of Caravans leaving from Iliochori carried products from the region to the Balkans for trade. The town suffered severe damage in both World War II and the Greek Civil War, and lost a large portion of its population during the 1940s as a result. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be
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History
According to the legend the town be constructed in locality "Rasciana`" in the vicinity of the homonym river. But because of the lack of drinking water, the inhabitants constructed the new town of Iliochori where it still stands to this day. But not all the inhabitants moved to Iliochori; some of them settled to Laista (the town that tos be distant 14 km) that was then called called Lisinitza. From 1463 until 1912, Iliochori was under the dominion of the Turks, that had granted to all the towns of Zagoria a governmental autonomy with the payment of taxes. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The town has rich the maximum development between 1870 and 1900. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar In 1916, the population was devastated by Asian flu. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The inhabitants of Iliochori lived of breeding of sheep, cows, of agriculture, cultivating grain, barley and vetch. They dedicated great cures also to the viticulture, producing a good wine (the name of the Dobrinovo town derives from the good wine that was produced). But they were also of the traders, in spring left in caravan with mules and horses, carrying of the goods that they above all sold in the countries of the Balkans, where many had constructed true and own economic fortunes. They come back to Iliochori at the end of autumn to spend the winter with the own families. In the winter months the shepherds dedicated to the handicraft, forming itinerant corporations of masons and sculptors in wood that traveling for the Balkans selling their goods. Until 1914, there was the school of the chassis situated over the road of the currently city hall where the girls learned to weave. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The building belonged to the Gianussi family that had donated it to the city council; beyond to the webbing school there were the elementary school, the primary and secondary schools that were found in the same building. In these schools there were teachers females for the girls and teachers males for the boys. In 1912, the building was burnt and in 1924 a reconstruction effort was initiated, which led to the completion of the building 1927; first owner was Papasisis. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After 1920, the houses inhabited were 160, during the Second World War the Germans arrived to Iliochori in 1943 and burned many houses. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1926, the town changed its name from Dobrinovo to Iliochori which means "Town of the Sun" in Greek. In 1944, another battalion of Germans entered the town without damaging any property. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The town has endured large damages during the Greek Civil War from 1946 to 1949 and many inhabitants emigrated. The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Other
Iliochori has a small school, a church, a small post office, and a small square (plateia). Plateia or platia ( πλατεία) is the Greek word for Town square.
Historical population
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 160 | - |
| 1981 | 67 | -93/-5. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 81% |
| 1991 | 66 | -1/-1. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 49% |
External links
- iliochori.com Web Site of Iliochori
- Iliochori Pictures of Iliochori
- Iliochori Picture of Iliochori
- Mapquest - Iliochori
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