Apsalos, Pella
Community in Macedonia, Greece
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Apsalos (Greek: Άψαλος, before 1926: Δραγουμάνιτσα – Dragoumanitsa)[2] is a village in Pella regional unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Apsalos | |
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  Apsalos | |
| Coordinates: 40°53′34″N 22°3′19″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Central Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Pella |
| Municipality | Almopia |
| Municipal unit | Aridaia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 919 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
History
Apsalos had 1277 inhabitants in 1981.[3] In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van Boeschoten in late 1993, Apsalos was populated by a Greek population descended from Anatolian Greek refugees who arrived during the Greek–Turkish population exchange, and Vlachs.[3] Pontic Greek was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[3] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[3] The Vlach language was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings.[3] Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it.[3]