Literally translated means "John's Village", this abandonded Greek village has a rich history which has personal significance as it is the birthplace of my grandparents on my mother's side, Jerry Argirios Barbas (PaPou) and Ifigenia Mishos (YiaYia). The aim of this blog is to capture some of the countless stories that relate to this village that my PaPou has entertained us with over the years and to ultimately end this with an appreciative trip to their home village.
Very little information about this village exists on the net.
Previously named during Ottoman Turkish occupation as "Yiannovene".
Geography
Google maps directs us to the location of this town here.
The Coordinates: are 40°26'54"N 20°55'25"E. The river Aliakmona runs through this town and is bordered by Mount Grammos.It is thought that one of the reasons for the existance of this village as well as other bordering River Aliakmona is as a refuge during the fleeing from Turkish oppression.
Links
Some stuff I've found. Most links are in Greek so I'm not sure of its relevance yet until I ask PaPou.
- An article of some kind;
- "Πριν από λίγες ημέρες μέλη του πολιτιστικού συλλόγου Γιαννοχωρίου κατήγγειλαν στη δημοτική αρχή ότι είδαν Αλβανούς να ξυλεύουν παράνομα και ότι το φαινόμενο αυτό συνεχίζεται ανεξέλεγκτο τα τελευταία χρόνια."
- The fonts on this link didn't seem to work;
- This link here (a blog) appears to explain some history and uses the old Turkish name of the village.
- Another blog for Salonica. "Όλα ξεκίνησαν πριν από λίγες ημέρες όταν μέλη του πολιτιστικού συλλόγου Γιαννοχωρίου κατήγγειλαν στη δημοτική αρχή ότι είδαν Αλβανούς να ξυλεύουν παράνομα και ότι το φαινόμενο αυτό συνεχίζεται ανεξέλεγκτο τα τελευταία χρόνια.Η δημοτική αρχή μετέφερε την καταγγελία στην αστυνομία, η οποία οργάνωσε την επιχείρηση.."
