Ano Poroia
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Ano Poroia Άνω Πορόια |
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 Ano Poroia
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| Coordinates: 41°17′N 23°02′E / 41.283°N 23.033°ECoordinates: 41°17′N 23°02′E / 41.283°N 23.033°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Serres |
| Municipality | Sintiki |
| Municipal unit | Kerkini |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
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| • Population | 965 (2011) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 620 55 |
| Area code(s) | 23270 |
| Vehicle registration | ΕΡ |
| Website | www.dimoskerkinis.gr/ |
Ano Poroia (Greek: Άνω Πορόια) is a village in Greece, located in Macedonia. The population was 965 people (2011).
The village is located 55 km and 30 km respectively to the Northwest of the town of Serres and to the west of Sidirokastro. It is at the foot of the Belles (Belasitsa) at an altitude of 380 m. Lake Kerkini is to the south of Ano Poroia.
The town of Ano Poroia, is known in Aromanian as Foroi, while various Bulgarian variants are spelled as follows: Горни Порой, Gorni Poroy or Горни Порој, Gorno Poroj. The name literally means "Upper Downpour" in contemporary Bulgarian. It was known as "Poroy" during Ottoman rule.
Ano Poroia was founded in the end of the 18th century (c. 1800), by Aromanians (primarily) of Pindus mountain after expulsions led by Ali Pasha of Ioannina. During the 19th century the village was one of the largest and developed in Demirhisar Kaza of the Serres Sandjak. The main occupation was farming (tobacco, flax, cotton, barley, rye), sericulture, and commerce. The population was composed of Bulgarians, Aromanians and Turks.
In "Ethnographie des vilayets d'Adrianople, de Monastir et de Salonique" (issued in Constantinople in 1878 and concerning the population in 1873) it was written that Gorni Poroi was a village, and had 320 households with 1,000 Bulgarians and 60 Aromanians. Gustav Weigand — German linguist and specialist in Balkan languages (esp. Bulgarian and Aromanian) — passed during the early 20th century. He mentions 750 households. 450 of them Bulgarian, 200 Aromanian and 100 Turkish.
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