Back سامارينا Arabic سامارينا ARZ Samarina (kənd) Azerbaijani Самарина Bulgarian Samarína CEB Σαμαρίνα Greek سامارینا Persian Samarína Finnish Samarine (Grèce) French Samarina Croatian
Samarina
Σαμαρίνα | |
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.jpg) Panoramic view | |
  Samarina Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 40°6′N 21°4′E / 40.100°N 21.067°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Grevena |
| Municipality | Grevena |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 97.245 km2 (37.547 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 253 |
| • Municipal unit density | 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 511 00 |
| Area code(s) | 24620 |
Samarina (Greek: Σαμαρίνα, Aromanian: Samarina, Xamarina, San Marina) is a village and a former municipality in Grevena regional unit, West Macedonia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Grevena, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Its population primarily consists of Aromanians (sometimes called Vlachs). The population was 253 people as of 2021.[1] It attracts many tourists due to its scenic location and beautiful pine and beech forests. The municipal unit has an area of 97.245 km2 (37½ sq. mi.).[3]
Samarina is the most famous of all the Aromanian (Vlach) villages of the Pindus and the inhabitants are fiercely proud of their heritage and traditions. Every summer on August 15, on the feast of the Dormition of the Virgin,[4] Samarinans from all over the world assemble on their ancestral village to celebrate. There, on the main square outside the Great Church, they perform the "Great Dance" (Greek: Tranós Chorós, Aromanian: Corlu Mari): thousands of people hold hands and form concentric circles, and they walk slowly and ceremonially counterclockwise, while singing their traditional songs in a rousing unison chorus.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ "The Orthodox Faith - Volume II - Worship - The Church Year - Dormition of the Theotokos". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2023-08-07.