Ano Dorio

Community in Greece

Ano Dorio Άνω Δώριο
Community
37°20′N 21°51′E / 37.34°N 21.85°E / 37.34; 21.85
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Oichalia
Municipal unit	Dorio
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	114
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Ano Dorio (Greek: Άνω Δώριο) is a mountain-top village in Messenia, Greece. Ano Dorio is close to the larger village of Dorio, and has a population of 114 (2021 census).^[1] Since the 2011 local government reform, it is a community within the municipality Oichalia. Ano Dorio used to be known as, and is still referred to by many locals as, Ano Soulima (Greek: Άνω Σουλιμά, which comes from local "Sull i madh", meaning, "Taller Suli")^[2] - named after the Souliotes who settled there from northern Greece.

An essay posted on the website of the town's school describes the participation of the town locals, led by their priest, Dimitrios Papatsoris, in the Greek War of Independence.^[3]

Notes and 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.
^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
^ "The Revolution of 1821 at Soulimochoria (in Greek)". Retrieved December 13, 2005.