Emporio, Greece
Encyclopedia
Emporio is a village in the northern Kozani peripheral unit, Greece
. It was the seat of the municipality Mouriki
. The population was 1003 in 2001.
document from 1626–1627, there were 71 Christian households in the village in the first half of the 17th century.
There were three Bulgarian schools in Emporio in the beginning of the 20th century.
In 1913, after the Balkan Wars
and with the conditions of the Treaty of Bucharest
, this area of Macedonia
became part of Greece
and local Bulgarians were oppressed by Greek guerillas
. As a result, many Bulgarians from Emporio emigrated to Bulgaria
.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It was the seat of the municipality Mouriki
Mouriki
Mouriki is a former municipality in Kozani peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Eordaia, of which it is a municipal unit. The population in 2001 was 4,896. The seat of the municipality was in Emporio....
. The population was 1003 in 2001.
History
According to OttomanOttoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
document from 1626–1627, there were 71 Christian households in the village in the first half of the 17th century.
There were three Bulgarian schools in Emporio in the beginning of the 20th century.
In 1913, after the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
and with the conditions of the Treaty of Bucharest
Treaty of Bucharest
Five peace treaties were signed in Bucharest:# Treaty of Bucharest - May 28, 1812, at the end of the Russo-Turkish war, Turkey cedes Bessarabia to Russia# Treaty of Bucharest - March 3, 1886, at the end of the Serbo-Bulgarian War...
, this area of Macedonia
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
became part of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and local Bulgarians were oppressed by Greek guerillas
Greek Struggle for Macedonia
The Macedonian Struggle was a series of social, political, cultural and military conflicts between Greeks and Bulgarians in the region of Ottoman Macedonia between 1904 and 1908...
. As a result, many Bulgarians from Emporio emigrated to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
.