Nestorio
Encyclopedia
Nestorio is a municipality in the Kastoria peripheral unit of Macedonia
, Greece
. Nestorio is a small picturesque village 28 km southwestwards of Kastoria, at the banks of the river Aliakmon.
The village is particularly famous for its several days long annual late July, rock festival, River Party http://www.riverparty.org/. It started in 1978. Most people camp out on specially prepared grounds in the forest near the stage. The bands come from the Greek rock scene, especially from Athens
and Thessaloniki
and with foreign guests, including from the wider region. Visitors also participate in extreme games http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=1037756&lngDtrID=253
until the Balkan Wars
of 1913. There was 2 700 inhabitants in Nestorio in the beginning of the twentieth century and most of them were slavophone (slavic speaking) orthodox christians and a few of them vlachs. In the early 20 th century the majority of the inhabitants of Nestorio accept the rule of the Bulgarian Exarchate. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov (Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics) the inhabitants of Nestorio in 1900 were Bulgarians
. Nestorio, along with the rest of southern Macedonia
, was incorporated into Greece
in 1913 following the Balkan Wars
. After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Following the post-WWII trend in the Greek countryside, many of its residents emigrated to the main cities of Greece, North America
and Australia
.
Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1970s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
The area around Nestorio was struck by a fire in late-July 2007, its forests were quickly burnt and left several houses and other properties including cars burnt and destroyed. Fire trucks along with firefighters, helicopters and airplanes battled the fire and quickly stopped spreading outside the area of Nestorio and in the village. It lasted for several days and it affected Kypseli, Pefko and Trilofo area.
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of Greece in Southern Europe. Macedonia is the largest and second most populous Greek region...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Nestorio is a small picturesque village 28 km southwestwards of Kastoria, at the banks of the river Aliakmon.
The village is particularly famous for its several days long annual late July, rock festival, River Party http://www.riverparty.org/. It started in 1978. Most people camp out on specially prepared grounds in the forest near the stage. The bands come from the Greek rock scene, especially from Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
and Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
and with foreign guests, including from the wider region. Visitors also participate in extreme games http://www.in.gr/news/article.asp?lngEntityID=1037756&lngDtrID=253
Municipality
The municipality Nestorio was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units:- Akrites
- ArrenesArrenesArrenes is a former community in Kastoria peripheral unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nestorio, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 623 . The seat of the community was in Eptachori....
- Gramos
- Nestorio
Subdivisions
The municipal unit of Nestorio is divided into the following communities:- Kypseli
- Kotyli
- Nestorio
- Ptelea
History
The area was ruled by the OttomansOttoman 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...
until 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...
of 1913. There was 2 700 inhabitants in Nestorio in the beginning of the twentieth century and most of them were slavophone (slavic speaking) orthodox christians and a few of them vlachs. In the early 20 th century the majority of the inhabitants of Nestorio accept the rule of the Bulgarian Exarchate. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov (Macedonia. Ethnography and Statistics) the inhabitants of Nestorio in 1900 were Bulgarians
Bulgarians
The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...
. Nestorio, along with the rest of southern Macedonia
Macedonia (region)
Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but nowadays the region is considered to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, as...
, was incorporated into Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in 1913 following 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...
. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, many of its buildings were rebuilt. Following the post-WWII trend in the Greek countryside, many of its residents emigrated to the main cities of Greece, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Electricity and automobiles arrived in the 1960s, it was linked with pavement in the late-20th century, television arrived in the 1970s. Internet and computers arrived in the late-1990s.
The area around Nestorio was struck by a fire in late-July 2007, its forests were quickly burnt and left several houses and other properties including cars burnt and destroyed. Fire trucks along with firefighters, helicopters and airplanes battled the fire and quickly stopped spreading outside the area of Nestorio and in the village. It lasted for several days and it affected Kypseli, Pefko and Trilofo area.
Population
| Year | Village population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,233 | - |
| 1991 | 1,158 | 1,928 |
| 2001 | 954 | 1,214 |
People born in Nestorio
- Keratza VissulcevaKeratza VissulcevaKeraca Visulčeva was a Macedonian and Bulgarian artist.-Makedonia denes 05/06 2003:According to UNESCO commissioner, exhibition curator and art critic Sonja Abadzieva, Keratza is “the first academic lady in the modern Macedonian painting, who rhythmically followed the Macedonian painting doyens,...
- prominent MacedonianMacedonians (ethnic group)The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
artist (1911 - 2004)