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Dipotamo (Greek: Διπόταμο, before 1928: Στόλοβον, Stolovon,[2][3] between 1928 and 1929: Μέγα Ανήλιον, Mega Anilion)[4][3] is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece.

Name

In the late 19th century, the scholar Ioannis Lambridis described Stolovo as referring to ‘a type of table’.[5] The toponym is derived from the Slavic stolъ, meaning ‘table, seat, throne’, where in a geographical context the word denotes ‘a flat area resembling a table’ and the suffix –ovъ.[6]

Demographics

The village is inhabited by Greeks.[7]

See also

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: Stolovon – Mega Anilion”. Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  3. ^ a b Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. “Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Στόλοβον – Μέγα Ανήλιον – Διπόταμον” [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Stolovon – Mega Anilion – Dipotamon]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  4. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. “Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Mega Anilion – Dipotamon”. Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  5. ^ Oikonomou 2002, p. 281.
  6. ^ 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. pp. 280–281. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  7. ^ Kahl, Thede (1999). “Die Zagóri-Dörfer in Nordgriechenland: Wirtschaftliche Einheit – ethnische Vielfalt” [The Zagóri Villages in Northern Greece: Economic Unity – Ethnic Diversity]. Ethnologia Balkanica (in German). 3: 106. Dipótamo: griechische Zagorisier