Leontari, Boeotia

Leontari (Greek: Λεοντάρι, before 1930: Κασκαβέλι - Kaskaveli[2]) is a town in the municipal unit of Thespies in Boeotia, Greece.

Leontari Λεοντάρι
Leontari
Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°10′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Boeotia
Municipality	Aliartos
Municipal unit	Thespies
Community [1]
• Population	904 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Name

Initially the village was named Zogra Kobili after Zogra Kobili, an Albanian leader who founded the town. Later, and until 1930, the town was named Kaskaveli or Kobili, variants of the name of the founder.[3][4] In 1930 it was renamed to Leontari after an ancient Greek artifact possibly related to the area.[3][2][4]

History

The town of Leontari was founded in the late 14th or early 15th century by Albanian settlers led by Zogra Kobili.[4][5] Leontari was first attested as hamlet in the Ottoman census of 1466.[3]

Demographics

Year	Population
1850	266
1928	961
1940	982
1951	1116
1971	1002
1981	1016
2001	1036
2011	904

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. Bintliff, John (1996). "The archaeological survey of the Valley of the Muses and its significance for Boeotian History" (PDF). Recherches et Rencontres. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
4. Brown, Keith; Hamilakis, Yannis (2003). The usable past: Greek metahistories. Lexington Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-7391-0384-9.
5. Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society. University Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. 2000. p. 144.