Ano Ravenia
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Ano Ravenia | |
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  Ano Ravenia | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′23″N 20°36′16″E / 39.93972°N 20.60444°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Epirus |
| Regional unit | Ioannina |
| Municipality | Pogoni |
| Municipal unit | Kalpaki |
| Elevation | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 130 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ano Ravenia (Greek: Άνω Ραβένια) is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Traditionally, the village was part of the Zagori region until the construction of the Ioannina–Konitsa road.[2]
In the late 19th century scholar Ioannis Lambridis described Ravenia as meaning 'flat place'.[3] Linguist Max Vasmer derives the toponym from the old Slavic ravъnъ meaning 'flat, flat place'.[3] Linguist Kostas Oikonomou derives the place name from adjectival possessive form ravъnja which stems from the Slavic noun ravъnъ and possessive suffix -ja (masculine -jъ) with the Slavic stressed sound ъ rendered in Greek as e.[3]