Parapotamos

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Parapotamos
Παραπόταμος
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Parapotamos
Location within the regional unit
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Coordinates: 39°33′N20°20′E / 39.550°N 20.333°E / 39.550; 20.333
Country Greece
Administrative region Epirus
Regional unit Thesprotia
Municipality Igoumenitsa
Area
  Municipal unit60.3 km2 (23.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Municipal unit
969
  Municipal unit density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
  Community
634
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration ΗΝ

Parapotamos (Greek : Παραπόταμος, before 1928: Βάρφανη - Varfani [2] ) is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Igoumenitsa, of which it is a municipal unit. [3] The municipal unit has an area of 60.334 km2. [4] Population 969 (2021). The village of Parapotamos, the former municipality's seat, was home to Cham Albanians, before 1944, when they were expelled for collaborating with Nazi forces. [5] [6]

Name

The name of Parapotamos means "riverside" or "by the river" in the Greek language. The village is known as Varfanj in Albanian, which comes from varfër/varfanjak meaning "poor", thus Varfani, "poor area" or "poor region" in Albanian.

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References

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  2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
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  4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers
  6. official site of Parapotamos Municipality Archived 2009-05-18 at the Wayback Machine