Meglen region
E91705
The Meglen region is a historical area in the Balkans, straddling parts of present-day Greece and North Macedonia, known as the traditional homeland of the Megleno-Romanian-speaking community.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWithMinority | Aromanian communities (regionally) ⓘ |
| borderedByHistoricalRegion |
Macedonia (Greece)
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia
Thrace ⓘ |
| countryToday |
Greece
ⓘ
North Macedonia ⓘ |
| culturalRegionFor |
Balkan Vlachs
ⓘ
surface form:
Balkan Vlach culture
Megleno-Romanian ⓘ
surface form:
Megleno-Romanian culture
|
| dominantModernLanguages |
Greek
ⓘ
Macedonian ⓘ |
| ethnolinguisticGroup |
Megleno-Romanian
ⓘ
surface form:
Megleno-Romanians
|
| hasSettlementType | villages ⓘ |
| historicalInhabitants |
Greek-speaking populations
ⓘ
Megleno-Romanian ⓘ
surface form:
Megleno-Romanians
Slavic-speaking populations ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageFamily | Eastern Romance ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
minority-language area
ⓘ
multiethnic region ⓘ |
| languageShiftTrend | Megleno-Romanian to dominant national languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
surface form:
Southeast Europe
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Central Macedonia
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Macedonia (Greece)
Southeastern North Macedonia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greece
ⓘ
North Macedonia ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionMajority | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalHomelandOf |
Balkan Vlachs
ⓘ
surface form:
Meglen Vlachs
Megleno-Romanian ⓘ
surface form:
Megleno-Romanians
|
| traditionalLanguage | Megleno-Romanian ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.