Prosilio

Community in Greece

Prosilio Προσήλιο
Community
39°34′20″N 21°5′6″E / 39.57222°N 21.08500°E / 39.57222; 21.08500
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	North Tzoumerka
Municipal unit	Tzoumerka
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	79
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Prosilio (Greek: Προσήλιο, literally "sunward place", before 1927: Δοβίσδανα - Dovisdana^[2]) is a village in the municipal unit of Tzoumerka (Ioannina, Epirus), Greece. It is situated on a mountainside of the Athamanika mountains, at 900 m elevation. It is 3 km southwest of Syrrako, 3 km west of Kalarites, 6 km north of Pramanta and 23 km southeast of Ioannina. Its population is 79 people (2021 census).^[1]

Prosilio is one of the Aromanian-speaking villages of Tzoumerka (including Syrrako, Kalarites, Matsouki, Palaiochori and Vathypedo).

Population

Year	Population
1981	259
1991	159
2001	142
2011	101
2021	79

History

The community Dovisdana was created in 1919 (Law 184A - August 19), and was renamed Prosilio in 1928 (Law 81A - May 14). The community became a part of the municipality of Tzoumerka and became a municipality district under Law 244A on December 4, 1997. Its inhabitants were not of Aromanian origin, but since they traded mainly with Aromanians, they understood and spoke the Aromanian language.

References

^ ^a ^b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ 1st and 2nd name change