Ano Ravenia () is a settlement in Ioannina regional unit, Epirus, Greece. Traditionally, the village was part of the Zagori region until the construction of the Ioannina–Konitsa road..
Name In the late 19th century, the scholar Ioannis Lambridis described Ravenia as meaning a 'flat place'. The linguist Max Vasmer derived the toponym from the Old Slavic ravьnъ, meaning a 'flat, level place'. The linguist Kostas Oikonomou derived the placename from the adjectival-possessive ravьnja, a form which stemmed from the Slavic noun ravьnъ, with the possessive suffix -ja, masculine -jъ. The Slavic stressed ь sound was rendered in Greek as e, while the grammatical gender changed from feminine to neuter.
Demographics The village is inhabited by Greeks. Some Aromanians settled in the village following the interwar period.
See also List of settlements in the Ioannina regional unit
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