Kastanonas

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Kastanonas
Καστανώνας
Community
Kastanonas is located in Greece
Kastanonas
Kastanonas
Coordinates: 39°50.9′N 20°57.2′E / 39.8483°N 20.9533°E / 39.8483; 20.9533
CountryGreece
Administrative regionEpirus
Regional unitIoannina
MunicipalityZagori
Municipal unitEast Zagori
Area
 • Community
9.551 km2 (3.688 sq mi)
Elevation
1,030 m (3,380 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
15
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
440 14
Area code+30-2656
Vehicle registrationΙΝ

Kastanonas (Greek: Καστανώνας, before 1927: Δραγάρι, Dragari;[2][3] Aromanian: Dragari) is an Aromanian village and a community of the Zagori municipality.[4] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.[4] The 2021 census recorded 15 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Kastanonas covers an area of 9.551 km2.[5]

Name

Apart from Dragari, the placename is also mentioned with the form Dragai.[6] Linguist Kostas Oikonomou writes the form Dragai is derived from the form Dragari with anominal deletion of r.[6] The toponym has two possible derivations. The first from the Slavic dragarъ meaning 'Dervendjis, the one who controls the road or the passage' from draga and stemming from old Slavic dorga 'the road, the passage, the valley' and the suffix -arъ.[6] The second from the Slavic dragarъ meaning 'beloved' from dragъ and stemming from old Slavic dorgъ and the suffix -arъ.[6] In suffix forms with -arъ, formed nouns denote the one who has or deals with what is referred to in the subject of the name.[6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Dragari – Kastanon". Pandektis. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. "Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Δραγάρι – Καστανώνας" [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Dragari – Kastanonas]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  5. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Oikonomou, Kostas E. (2002). Τα οικωνύμια του νομού Ιωαννίνων. Γλωσσολογική εξέταση [The oikonyms of the prefecture of Ioannina. A linguistic examination] (PDF) (in Greek). Nomarchiaki Aftodioikisi Ioanninon. p. 103. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.