Kalarrytes (, ) 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. The municipal unit has an area of 39.959km2. The population in 2021 was 236. The community consists of the villages Kalarrytes and Mystras.

Name

The toponym has two possible derivations. 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. The second arose from the Aromanian toponym Călár and the Aromanian suffix of Greek origin -it.

The linguists Konstantinos Nikolaidis (1909) and Tache Papahagi (1974) derived the word călár from the Latin caballarius. 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. 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. In Greek, other variations of the toponym include Kalarrytai (-es), Kalarriti, and Kalaryta.

Climate

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.

Demographics

Kalariti has an Aromanian population and is an Aromanian speaking village. 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.

Notable people

Sotirios Voulgaris (1857–1932), founder of the Bulgari fashion house

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