Mavrochori
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Mavrochori is a village
in Greece
near Kastoria
on the shores of Kastoria lake which was in existence at least from 1380 and is denoted, under the name Mavrobo, in the British Baldwin & Craddock Map of Greece which was published on 1 January 1830 (printed by a printer at 47 Paternoster Row
, London
).
The name Mavros, together with the name Krepeni
, is found in a title deed
executed by Nicholas Bagas Baldovin of Serbia
.
village to Mavrovo in order to avoid a plague pandemic, and it is believed that people were frequently moving between Krepeni and Mavrovo.
The Monastery of Mavriotissa, originally named Mesonisiotissa (meaning "in the middle of the island"), was built near the village.
Mavrovo had a historical relationship with both the Mavriotissa monastery as well as with the nearby village of Krepeni
.
Village
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in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
near Kastoria
Kastoria
Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the periphery of West Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria peripheral unit. It is situated on a promontory on the western shore of Lake Orestiada, in a valley surrounded by limestone mountains...
on the shores of Kastoria lake which was in existence at least from 1380 and is denoted, under the name Mavrobo, in the British Baldwin & Craddock Map of Greece which was published on 1 January 1830 (printed by a printer at 47 Paternoster Row
Paternoster Row
Paternoster Row was a London street in which clergy of the medieval St Paul's Cathedral would walk, chanting the Lord's Prayer . It was devastated by aerial bombardment in The Blitz during World War II. Prior to this destruction the area had been a centre of the London publishing trade , with...
, London
London
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).
The name Mavros, together with the name Krepeni
Krepeni
Krepeni is a village in Greece near the lake of Kastoria. It is part of the community of Mavrochori within the municipality of Kastoria.-History:The name Krepeni appears in a title deed executed by Nicholas Bagas Baldovin of Serbia....
, is found in a title deed
Deed
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executed by Nicholas Bagas Baldovin of Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
History
In the end of the 18th century the patriarch of the Mavrovitis family moved his people from the nearby KrepeniKrepeni
Krepeni is a village in Greece near the lake of Kastoria. It is part of the community of Mavrochori within the municipality of Kastoria.-History:The name Krepeni appears in a title deed executed by Nicholas Bagas Baldovin of Serbia....
village to Mavrovo in order to avoid a plague pandemic, and it is believed that people were frequently moving between Krepeni and Mavrovo.
The Monastery of Mavriotissa, originally named Mesonisiotissa (meaning "in the middle of the island"), was built near the village.
Mavrovo had a historical relationship with both the Mavriotissa monastery as well as with the nearby village of Krepeni
Krepeni
Krepeni is a village in Greece near the lake of Kastoria. It is part of the community of Mavrochori within the municipality of Kastoria.-History:The name Krepeni appears in a title deed executed by Nicholas Bagas Baldovin of Serbia....
.