Akritas, Florina Explained

Akritas
Type:community
Caption Skyline:Saint Nicholas Church, Akritas
Coordinates:40.8144°N 21.3022°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Florina
Municipality:Florina
Municunit:Kato Kleines
Population As Of:2021
Population:86
Georegion:Macedonia

Akritas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ακρίτας, before 1955: Μπούφι – Boufi,[1] Macedonian: Буф) is a village in the Florina Regional Unit in West Macedonia, Greece.

Demographics

Akritas had 190 inhabitants in 1981. In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Akritas was populated by Slavophones. The Macedonian language was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings. Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Boufi – Akritas. Pandektis. 30 March 2022.
  2. Van Boeschoten. Riki. Usage des langues minoritaires dans les départements de Florina et d’Aridea (Macédoine). Use of minority languages in the departments of Florina and Aridea (Macedonia). fr. Strates. 10. 2001. Table 3: Akritas, 190; S, M2; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"