The village of Lagen was forcibly made to change its name by the Greek
government to Triandafilea. It is about 10 kilometres south of Lerin.
It is at the foot of the mountain Vicho at 21 degrees 24 minutes longitude
and 40 degrees 42 minutes latitude and 1,140 metres above sea level.
It is about 18 kilometres square in area.
The village borders to the northwest with the village Neret, to the
north with the village Krpeshtina, to the northeast with the village
Dolno Kotori, to the east with the village Gorno Kotori, to the southeast
Bel Kamen and now the abandoned village Elovo and to the west it borders
with the Neret mountain. The Lagen River flows through the village.
Before the start of the Greek Civil War in 1945 about 470 Macedonian
residents lived in the village. They were employed in raising livestock,
timber getting and less with agriculture.
In the period 1946-49, the residents took part in the organization
of NOF and the armed forces of DAG with more than 45 active fighters.
14 gave their lives.
1. Gochev Stefo Tanas
2. Jovanov Vasil Tanas
3. Kostov Stoiche Kole
4. Kostova Stoiche Kata
5. Masin Dzole Pavle
6. Numchev Vasil Tanas
7. Popov Tanas Jote
8. Popova Stefanija
9. Siderov Stoiche Risto
10. Siderov Tanas Risto
11. Stojanov Risto Sotir
12. Trajkov Tanas Gjorgi
13. Trapchinin Petre Vasil
14. Filev Vane Pandil
Of all of the fallen fighters who gave their young lives there were
12 men and 2 women.
After the Greek Civil War and the forced emigration from Lagen, the
number of residents fell significantly. The 1991 census in Greece recorded
there were 101 residents in the village.
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