Sarakinoi

For the village in Arcadia, Greece, see Sarakini.

Sarakinoi
Community
Sarakinoi
Coordinates: 40°54′56″N 21°57′10″E
Country	Greece
Geographic region	Macedonia
Administrative region	Central Macedonia
Regional unit	Pella
Municipality	Almopia
Municipal unit	Aridaia
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	398
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Sarakinoi (Greek: Σαρακηνοί, before 1925: Σαρακίνοβο – Sarakinovo)^[2] is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Aridaia in the western Pella regional unit, Greece. In 2021 its population was 398 for the community, which includes the village Kato Koryfi.^[1] Sarakinoi is located in the southeastern part of the Voras Mountains, at 640 m elevation. It is 5 km west of Polykarpi, 6 km south of Loutraki, 11 km southwest of Aridaia and 15 km northwest of Edessa. Forests cover most of the area.

Demographics

Sarakinoi had 356 inhabitants in 1981.^[3] In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Sarakinoi was populated by Slavophones.^[3] The Macedonian language was used by people of all ages, both in public and private settings, and as the main language for interpersonal relationships.^[3] Some elderly villagers had little knowledge of Greek.^[3]

Notable people

• Aggelis Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary
• Petros Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary
• Dimitrios Gatsos, Greek Revolutionary, Lieutenant general of the Hellenic Army
• Alexandros Giovannos, commander in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia

See also

• List of settlements in the Pella regional unit

References

1. "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: Sarakinovo – Sarakinoi". Pandektis. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
3. Van Boeschoten, Riki (2001). "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)]. Strates (in French). 10. Table 4: Sarakinoi, 356; S, M1; S = Slavophones, M = macédonien"