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Valtero (officially Valteron, until 1927 known as Barakli[1]) is a settlement in the present-day Municipality of Iraklias of the Regional Unit of Serres of the Region of Central Macedonia. According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 872 inhabitants[2].
History
editName
editThe name Barakli is likely derived from the Barak Turkmen Tribe.
Ottoman period
editOttoman statistical studies/records
editThe village is first mentioned in an Ottoman defter possibly incorrectly under the name Baraktsi where it is listed as a ziamet belonging to Zagan Pasha in 1452 (at the beginning of the month of Safar 856). It was granted again to Eyne (?) Bey son of Michaloglou in 1454 (in the middle of the month of Rabi al-Awwal 858)[3]. In the register of 1454/5 it is recorded under the name Baraklar with sixteen households and one widow noted. The register records the village’s taxes as follows:
| Tax | Amount (kile) | Value (akçe) |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 15 | 375 |
| Barley | 20 | 300 |
| Oats | 6 | 75 |
| Millet | 7 | 87 |
| Land tax | 226 | |
| Total 1,103[4] |
In 1478/9 the settlement appears as a hass of Mesih Pasha, documented with twenty six households and four widows (although the total amount is listed as twenty eight households and two windows); The breakdown of Its taxation is as follows:
| Tax | Amount | Value (akçe) |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat | 3 Mud | 500 |
| Barley | 10 Kile | 30 |
| Rye | 3 Mud | 240 |
| Millet | 1 Mud | 60 |
| Oats | 1 Mud | 25 |
| Lentil | 20 | |
| Flax | 15 | |
| Tax | 100 | |
| Tent (?) tax | 10 | |
| Mill tax | 1 Eye | 30 |
| Land tax | 580 | |
| Total 1,610 (the total amount is likely recorded incorrectly as 1,945)[5] |
In 1530 the settlement is recorded as a hass of Suleiman the Magnificent. The inhabitants of the village together with those of the villages of Karperi and Petritzo cultivated the mezra called Moksine. The analysis of its taxation is as follows:
| Tax | Amount | Value (akçe) |
|---|---|---|
| (Land tax) 27 çift | 814 | |
| (Land tax) 16 bennak | 176 | |
| (Land tax) 31 unmarried (mücerred) | 186 | |
| Grape Tax | 2 | 24 |
| Wheat | 10 Kile | 598 |
| Barley | 32 Kile | 910 |
| Rye | 9 Kile | 252 |
| Millet | 11 Kile | 308 |
| Oats | 5 Kile | 90 |
| Beehive tax | 110 | |
| Flax tithe | 43 | |
| Sheepfold tax | 105 | |
| Hay tax | 200 | |
| Fruit tithe | 60 | |
| Fines (niyabet) and marriage Tax | 203 | |
| Total 4,179[6] |
In the fiscal year 1568/9 the settlement is recorded under two toponyms: Baraklı-yi Büzürg (Great Barakli) and Baraklı-yi Küçük (Little Barakli). It is listed as a timar held by Mehmet, son of Yusuf. At the same time, the village was subject to the following taxation:
| Tax | Amount (kile) | Value (akçe) |
|---|---|---|
| (Land tax) 60 çift | 1,320 | |
| (Land tax) 20 bennak | 240 | |
| (Land tax) 31 unmarried (mücerred) | 144 | |
| Wheat | 19 | 1,140 |
| Barely | 16 | 480 |
| Rye | 15 | 450 |
| Millet | 16 | 480 |
| Oats | 6 | 120 |
| Beehive tithe | 150 | |
| Sheepfold tax | 25 | |
| Grazing tax | 130 | |
| Fruit tithe | 30 | |
| Vegetable garden tax | 50 | |
| 5 Broken mills | ||
| Winter pasture (kışlak) for mules, owned by Dursun, now in the hands of Isa Bey, son of Iskender, according to a document from the qadi | 30 | |
| Fines (niyabet) and marriage tax and tax on compensation amounts collected by the community from the owners of animals that destroy crops and tax on the transfer of land titles | 151 | |
| Bulrush tax | 60 | |
| Total 5,000[7] |
The settlement is not listed in the Ottoman summary tax register of the non-Muslim population dated 20/1/1616 – 8/1/1617 nor in that of 12/2/1625, which indicates that the settlement remained exclusively Muslim at the beginning of the 17th century[8].
In 1831 it is recorded as being divided into three. The first was called Bayraklı Köyü (Bayrakli Village) and consisted of 58 Muslim households. The second was called Baraklı Köyü Ahmed Bey Çiftliği (Barakli Village Ahmed Bey’s Chiftlik) and consisted of 24 non-Muslim households, and the third was called Baraklı Köyü İbrahim Paşa Çiftliği (Barakli Village Ibrahim Pasha’s Chiftlik) and consisted of 97 non-Muslim households[9]. It is also worth noting that in the years 1828–1829 some individuals moved from Valtero to Sidirokastro, which made the village smaller[10]. Finally, the settlement is mentioned in an Ottoman census of 1893 with 113 houses and 585 inhabitants. However, in the census of the following year (1894), it appears with the same number of houses but with 680 inhabitants[11]. In addition, according to register no. 757, there was a mosque in the settlement[12].
References
edit- ↑ "Settlement Information – Greece (National Documentation Centre)". Pandektis – Digital Repository of the National Documentation Centre (EKT). National Documentation Centre (EKT), Greece. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ↑ Αποτελέσματα της Απογραφής Πληθυσμού-Κατοικιών έτους 2021 που αφορούν στο Μόνιμο Πληθυσμό της Χώρας. [Results of the 2021 Population–Housing Census concerning the Permanent Population of the Country.] (PDF) (in Greek) (2nd ed.). Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). 26 April 2023. p. 28312. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ↑ İnalcık, Halil; Radushev, Evgeni; Altuğ, Uğur, eds. (2013). 1445 Tarihli paşa livası icmâl defteri [Icmal Defteri of the Pasa Liva dated 1445]. AKDTYK Türk Tarih Kurumu yayınları; III-5. Dizi-Sa. 3 / II. Murad ve Fatih Sultan Mehmed Dönemi Tahrir Defterleri; 1 (in Turkish). Ankara. p. 73. ISBN 978-975-16-2658-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Stojanovski, Aleksandar (1978). Турски документи за историјата на македонскиот народ. Опширен пописен дефтер од XV век. [Ottoman documents for a History of Macedonian People. Detailed census defter from the 15th century.] (in Macedonian). Vol. 4. Skopje: Архив на Македонија. p. 48. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ↑ Tapu Tahrir Defteri No. 7 (in Ottoman Turkish). Istanbul: Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı, Osmanlı Arşivi.
- ↑ Tapu Tahrir Defteri No. 403 (in Ottoman Turkish). Istanbul: Devlet Arşivleri Başkanlığı, Osmanlı Arşivi.
- ↑ Stojanovski, Aleksandar (2004). Турски документи за историјата на Македонија. Опширен пописен дефтер за Паша санџакот (казите Демир Хисар, Јениџе Карасу, Гумулџина и Зихна) од 1569/70 година. (книга 1) [Ottoman documents for the History of Macedonia. Detailed census defter for the Pasa Sandzak [kaza Demir Hisar, Jenidze Karasu, Gulumdzina and Zihna) from 1569/70. (book 1)] (in Macedonian). Vol. 10. Skopje: Државен архив на Република Македонија. pp. 90–91. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
- ↑ Andreev, St.; Velkov, Asp.; Grozdanova, E.; Gruevski, P.; Dimitrov, Str.; Kalitsin, M.; Mikhailova-Murvakarova, M. (1986). Dimitrov, Str.; Grozdanova, E.; Andreev, St. (eds.). Турски извори за българската история [Turkish sources on Bulgarian history] (PDF) (in Bulgarian). Vol. 7. Sofia. pp. 227–229, 299–300. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Demirel, Derya (2016). Siroz Sancağı'nın sosyo-ekonomik yapısı (1876-1912) [Social-economic structure of Sanjak of Siroz (1876-1912)] (PDF) (in Turkish). Samsun. p. 75. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Şimşek, Aydın; Zafer, Göle; Temizer, Abidin, eds. (January 2017). OSMANLI DÖNEMİ Balkan Şehirleri [OTTOMAN PERIOD Balkan Cities] (in Turkish). Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Ankara. p. 345. ISBN 978-605-180-564-1. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Demirel, Derya (2016). Siroz Sancağı'nın sosyo-ekonomik yapısı (1876-1912) [Social-economic structure of Sanjak of Siroz (1876-1912)] (PDF) (in Turkish). Samsun. p. 79. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Konuk, Neval (2016). Ottoman Architecture in Greece (PDF). Vol. 1. Translated by Doonan, Jeffrey; Demirkaya, Nihan; Ahmet, Ibrahim Kelaga (2nd ed.). Stratejik Araştırmalar Merkezi. p. 359. ISBN 978-605-88427-1-7. Retrieved 8 December 2025.