Molista
Encyclopedia
Molista is a settlement in the Ioannina Prefecture
in Epirus, Greece
, situated in to slopes of Smolikas
. It is in the municipality of Konitsa
. Its 2001 population was 67 for the village. The GR-20
(Ioannina - Konitsa - Kozani), the old road is approximately 5 km west. The village was known as Messaria (Μεσσαριά) and is rarely known today. The village is unhabited during the winter months. The population during the summer rises. It has a spring at the entrance of the village.
Turks
until the Balkan Wars
and annexed in 1913. After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt. Once a village of around 200 to 300, its population loss begun when emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1981 through to 1991, the population has been declining slowly but lost a couple more between 1991 and 2001. Agrambela became connected with asphalt in the 1960smid to late 20th century. More pavement was available in recent years. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and Internet at the turn of the millennium. In the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Konitsa.
Ioannina Prefecture
Ioannina is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the city of Ioannina. It is the largest regional unit in Epirus, and one of the largest regional units of Greece.-Geography:...
in Epirus, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, situated in to slopes of Smolikas
Smolikas
Mount Smolikas , also with the o accented , at a height of 2,637 metres above sea level, is the second highest mountain in Greece, after Mount Olympus, and the highest of the Pindus Mountains. The mountain is formed in ophiolite rocks. During the Pleistocene the northern and eastern cirques and...
. It is in the municipality of Konitsa
Konitsa
Konitsa is a town in Epirus, Greece, near the Albanian border. It lies amphi-theatre shaped on a mountain slope of the Pindos mountain range, overlooking the valley where the river Aoos meets the river Voidomatis. The valley is used for farming. Konitsa is a regional centre for many small Pindos...
. Its 2001 population was 67 for the village. The GR-20
Greek National Road 20
The Greek National Road 20 or the Diagoniki Odos? is a highway or route that links the city of Kozani and Ioannina via Siatista and Konitsa. The highway is entirely the E92 for its entire length...
(Ioannina - Konitsa - Kozani), the old road is approximately 5 km west. The village was known as Messaria (Μεσσαριά) and is rarely known today. The village is unhabited during the winter months. The population during the summer rises. It has a spring at the entrance of the village.
Population
| Year | Village population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 107 |
| 1991 | 86 |
| 2001 | 67 |
History
The village is not known when it was found. It is believed it is around 3,000 years old as the vial may be found which brought the light of archaeological spade and made cinders. From the same sources thinks the first inhabitants were the Molossians. Other made word that the village was settled later, during the Byzantine times and the 17th century. For the namesake, these acceptances that the name probably derived from Molossia of from Albania and Slavic origins. Molista was ruled by the OttomanOttoman 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...
Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
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...
and annexed in 1913. 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...
, its buildings were rebuilt. Once a village of around 200 to 300, its population loss begun when emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1981 through to 1991, the population has been declining slowly but lost a couple more between 1991 and 2001. Agrambela became connected with asphalt in the 1960smid to late 20th century. More pavement was available in recent years. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and Internet at the turn of the millennium. In the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Konitsa.