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Not to be confused with Dogliani.

Doliani (Greek: Δόλιανη, before 1955: Δόλιανη, Doliani,[2][3] between 1955 and 1984: Νέον Αμαρούσιον, Neon Amarousion;[4][3] Aromanian: Dolani)[5] is a village and a community of the Zagori municipality in Ioannina Regional Unit, Greece.[6] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of East Zagori, of which it was a municipal district.[6] The 2021 census recorded 51 inhabitants in the village.[1] The community of Doliani covers an area of 17.276 km2.[7]

Name

In the late nineteenth century, the scholar Ioannis Lambridis described the geographical location of the village of Doliani as ‘ravine-like’ and as a ‘depression‘.[8] The linguist Max Vasmer derived the toponym from the Slavic dolъ meaning ‘the valley’, with the name Doljane indicating ‘inhabitants of the valley’.[8] The linguist Kostas Oikonomou stated the village is located in a ravine, making the use of the word dolъ with its original meaning ‘the hole, the pit, the ravine’ applicable, aligning with the description given by Lambridis.[8]

Demographics

The population of Doliani are hellenised Aromanians.[9][5] The Aromanian language is no longer spoken in the village following a period of assimilation.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b “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: Doliani – Neon Amarousion”. Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government. “Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών: Δόλιανη – Νέον Αμαρούσιον – Δόλιανη” [Administrative Changes of Settlements: Doliani – Neon Amarousion – Doliani]. EETAA (in Greek). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. “Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Neon Amarousion – Doliani”. Pandektis. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b c Koukoudis, Asterios (2003). The Vlachs: Metropolis and Diaspora. Zitros Publications. p. 147. ISBN 9789607760869. The villages of Vlahozagoro… Neo Amaroussi (Dólani)… In some of these villages, such as Neo Amaroussi and Kastanonas, a process of gradual assimilation has meant that the Vlach language has died out.
  6. ^ a b “ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities” (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  7. ^ “Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)” (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  8. ^ a b c 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. 100. ISBN 9789608316010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2024.
  9. ^ 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. Dolianí: gräzisierte Aromunen