Krania, Elassona Explained

Krania
Name Local:Κρανιά
Type:community
Periph:Thessaly
Periphunit:Larissa
Municipality:Elassona
Population As Of:2021
Population:1346
Area:94.258
Coordinates:39.9517°N 79.2°W
Postal Code:402 00
Area Code:+30-2493
Licence:PI
Elevation:760

Krania (in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /kɾa'ɲa/) is a village and a community of the Elassona municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Antichasia, of which it was a municipal district and the seat.[1] The community of Krania covers an area of 94.258 km2.

Aromanian is spoken in this village. The Aromanian dialect of Krania is one of the few with differential object marking (DOM) together with those dialects spoken at the west of Ohrid in North Macedonia.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. The contact hypothesis revised: DOM in the South Slavic periphery. Eleni. Bužarovska. Journal of Language Contact. 13. 1. 57–95. 2020. 10.1163/19552629-bja10003. 225734803.