Πρώτη Φλώρινας. Proti Florinas

Proti (Greek: Πρώτη, ) a small village in the Florina Prefecture of Macedonia, northern Greece, located approximately 5 kilometres northwest from the city of Florina, to which it belongs administratively.

The village first appears in two chysobulls of Stefan Dušan preserved in the archives of Treskavec monastery near Prilep. The documents, of 1343-44 and 1344-45, mention the village under its Aromanian name Klbasnicu in connection with a transhumant "route of the Vlachs," a toponym (vlaški pat) preserved today for a footpath following the crest of a hill to the west of the village. An Ottoman defter of 1481 records eighty households in the village.[2]

At one time a flourishing community of 500 people whose primary occupation was wheat farming, Proti today is an agricultural hamlet of more than 200.

There are a number of public buildings in the hamlet. The school, though unused, is in good condition. The church is impeccably maintained. In the rear of the church is the graveyard with many stones that are centuries old.

Proti was ravaged during the Second World War. Many residents left in 1950s and 1960s in search of a better life and went to the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

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[kozarisagapi]

I was born in Proti. I was baptised in the village church, Agios Georgios. My parents came to Australia 40 years ago, as did my paternal grandfather is Konstandinos Kozaris, who had 3 sons, Eftimios, Vasilios and my late father, Andreas. This video is wonderful. There is a plaque in this video, with the Kozaris name. Can anyone tell me what it is?

[kparlapani]

@kozarisagapi ΕΤΟΣ 1931 ΑΝΑΣΤΑ ΚΟΖΑΡΗΣ 15 Σεπτέμβρίου 1931

[iTzToucHzTi]

My grandmother was born and raised in this town. She Immigrated to Canada and lived rest of her life here. Although I'm Canadian mixed-breed, lol, I hold my Greek/Macedonian heritage closest to my heart. I hope to walk the mother land, she once tread as a child. One day. Thank you for video.  -Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario

[kparlapani]

@iTzToucHzTi I wish you to come in your ancestor's land!!! Take care and greetings from Florina!!!

[1969aspasia]

Poli wraio video. To ethiksa ston patera mou o Hlias Aggelopoulos apo tin Australia. O zaxaroplastis Yiorgos Aggelopoulos tou einai atherfos. Bravo!

[kparlapani]

@1969aspasia Να εισαι καλά

[Zeetzma]

Thank you for the post & greetings family and friends from Proti. Our family came to Canada in the early 50's, where I was born. I love my heritage & went to see "home" years ago. It remains still in my heart and while it may still shows scars from history, looking out and down into the countryside the view is just as it was described to me growing up- beautiful and breathtaking.

[eleneethayineka]

I was born in Proti, my grandfather was Evangelos Angelopoulos, my yia yia was Aspasia Angelopoulou.. My dad, Ioannis Angelopoulos and my uncle is the zaxaroplasti in Florina Yiorgos Angelopoulos.

This video made almost cry it is so good and sad too!

Anastasia Angelopoulos