Little Sofia Explained

Little Sofia (bg|Малка София, Malka Sofia or Мала София, Mala Sofia; el|Μικρή Σόφια, Mikri Sofia) is a designation applied to localities outside the modern borders of Bulgaria; it is used in the late Ottoman era to emphasize the population's strong Bulgarian national identity. The term most often refers to villages in the region of Macedonia during the late Ottoman era and for a brief period after (particularly in Vardar Macedonia and Greek Macedonia).

Villages nicknamed Little Sofia

• Akir, Israel (for its Jewish Bulgarian population)^[1]
• Ano Vrontou (Горно Броди, Gorno Brodi), Serres regional unit, Greece.^[2]
• Dračevo (Драчево), Kisela Voda municipality, North Macedonia
• Lokvica (Локвица), Makedonski Brod municipality, North Macedonia
• Raotince (Раотинце), Jegunovce municipality, North Macedonia
• Vasileiada (Загоричани, Zagorichani), Kastoria regional unit, Greece^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Velgošti (Велгощи, Velgoshti), Ohrid municipality, North Macedonia^[6]
• Vevi (Баница, Banitsa), Florina regional unit, Greece^[7]
• Xino Nero (Екши Су, Ekshi Su), Florina regional unit, Greece^[8]
• Ydroussa (Долно Котори, Dolno Kotori), Florina regional unit, Greece^[9]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20110131071626/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,799919,00.html "It Belongs To US"
2. http://macedonia-history.blogspot.com/2007/03/gorno-brodi-ano-vrondu-ano-vrondou.html Георги Баждаров
3. http://www.b-info.com/places/Macedonia/republic/news/201-300/british.off Report on the Macedonian Movement in Area Florina 1944
4. Благой Шклифов. „Костурският говор“. София, 1973, ср. 149–150.
5. http://www.ems.gr/Makedonikos_agon_praktika/siokis.pdf Νικόλαος Δημ. Σιώκης, Ο Μακεδονομάχος ιατρός Ιωάννης Αργυρόπουλος (1852-1920), 209.
6. Web site: Божидар Димитров. „Десетте Лаги на Македонизмот“, 2004 . 2008-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041115130232/http://www.macedoniainfo.com/10_Lies_Macedonism3.htm . 2004-11-15 . dead .
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20050308162924/http://www.macedonobulgarianreview.com/MAKEDONSKI_GLAS.htm Георги Младеновъ. Единъ гласъ от Пекингъ. Македоно-Български прегледъ „Вардаръ“., брой 3, 2005
8. Web site: Добрин Мичев. Българското национално дело в Югозападна Македония (1941 – 1944 г.) . 2008-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120227012621/http://promacedonia.com/mpr/ohrana.html . 2012-02-27 . dead.
9. Доклад на Димитриос Кабурас от февруари 1932 г. Централен партиен архив, ф.214, оп.1, а.е.573, л.116. Цитирано по: Георги Даскалов. „Българите в Егейска Македония — мит или реалност“. София, 1996, стр.197.