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358:(close to Albanian) was spoken in the village by people over 30 in public and private settings. Children understood the language, but mostly did not use it. Aromanian was spoken by people over 60, mainly in private. In the early 2000s, the
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347:(1923), Lechovo's pro-Greek sentiments resulted in Greek authorities removing it from consideration as a resettlement destination in the Florina region for incoming Greek Anatolian refugees.
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Kostopoulos, Tasos (2003). "Counting the 'Other': official census and classified statistics in Greece (1830-2001)". In
Helmedach, Andreas; Höpken, Wolfgang; Maner, Hans-Christian (eds.).
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Koliopoulos, John (1999). "Brigandage and
Insurgency in the Greek Domains of the Ottoman Empire, 1853-1908". In Gondicas, Dimitri; Issawi, Charles (eds.).
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626:"They praise, for example, its Albanian-speaking master builders from Lehovo (settled mid-18th century) Drosopigi (Belkameni) and Flambouro (Negovani)."
491:[Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
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musical tradition of the area, and villagers have no knowledge of songs from their neighbours. Dances performed in
Lechovo are the Berati,
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para.1. "l’arvanitika (proche de l’albanais)"; Table 3: Lechovo, 1194, A, A2, V3; A = Arvanites, A = arvanitika, V = valaque (aroumain)"
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Lechovo had 1,194 inhabitants in 1981. In fieldwork done by anthropologist Riki Van
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Moraitis, Thanasis (2008). "Η αρβανίτικη γλώσσα στα παραδοσιακά τραγούδια" [The
Arvanitika language in traditional songs].
343:, the Greek clergy's prominent position in places like Lechovo was contested by Aromanian and Albanian nationalists. During the
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stadium. Lechovo has stone architecture common to many northern villages, and has an old upper square and church bell tower.
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1079:Categories
891:Limnochori
878:Agrapidies
760:Ethnologue
608:(2): 341.
475:References
356:Arvanitika
333:Aromanians
199:Population
977:Antigonos
958:Xino Nero
904:Valtonera
887:Asprogeia
883:Anargyroi
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899:Sklithro
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463:See also
318:handball
314:football
306:Amyntaio
172:Amyntaio
1045:Nymfaio
1037:Nymfaio
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1018:Lechovo
997:Maniaki
987:Filotas
982:Farangi
969:Filotas
953:Rodonas
737:Strates
375:Tsamiko
371:Hasapia
331:and 90
270:Lechovo
160:Florina
132:Country
107:21°30′E
104:40°35′N
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992:Levaia
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895:Pedino
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