Kalarrytes

Kalarites Καλαρρύτες (Greek) Cãlarli (Aromanian)
Municipal unit
Kalarrytes
Location within the regional unit
Kalarites
Coordinates: 39°35′N 21°07′E / 39.583°N 21.117°E / 39.583; 21.117
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Epirus
Regional unit	Ioannina
Municipality	North Tzoumerka
Area
• Municipal unit	39.959 km2 (15.428 sq mi)
Elevation	1,170 m (3,840 ft)
Population  (2021)1
• Municipal unit	236
• Municipal unit density	5.91/km2 (15.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΙΝ

Kalarrytes (Greek: Καλαρρύτες, Aromanian: Cãlarli)² is a village and a former community in the Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Tzoumerka, of which it is a municipal unit.³ The municipal unit has an area of 39.959 km².⁴ The population in 2021 was 236. The community consists of the villages Kalarrytes and Mystras.

The toponym has two possible derivations.⁵ The first originated from the placename Kalari, itself from the surname Kalaris through a morphological transformation stemming from the Aromanian word călár 'horseman', and is combined with the suffix -itis.⁵ The second arose from the Aromanian toponym Călár and the Aromanian suffix of Greek origin -it.⁵

The linguists Konstantinos Nikolaidis (1909) and Tache Papahagi (1974) derived the word călár from the Latin caballarius.⁵ The linguist Kostas Oikonomou wrote that the word is more likely derived from the Aromanian cal 'horse' and the profession-denoting suffix -ar found in other Aromanian words reflecting livestock professions.⁵ Oikonomou also stated that a connection between Kalarrytes and the toponym Kalavryta, or the linking of both names to the Slavic word kolovьrtъ 'spinning wheel', as proposed by the linguist Phaedon Malingoudis, is less likely.⁵ In Greek, other variations of the toponym include Kalarrytai (-es), Kalarriti, and Kalaryta.⁵

Kalarrytes has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb), bordering on a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb). Kalarites experiences cool, rainy winters and warm, drier summers.

Kalariti has an Aromanian population and is an Aromanian speaking village.⁷² In the early 21st century, elderly people were bilingual in the community language and Greek, whereas younger residents under 40 might have understood the community language but did not use it.⁸

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