Souroti is an immigrant's village, one of the many that were established in Greek Macedonia

after the Balkan wars and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Shortly
before 1912 the area was called "Surukli" (from the Turkish suru which means heard) and
was owned by five Turkish land owners () who sold their land to Jews from
Thessaloniki. THE FIRST GREEKS THAT SETTLED IN THE AREA WERE A VLACH FAMILY FROM
VLASTI OF THE KOZANI REGIONAL UNIT, THE CHRISTOS LOLAS' FAMILY. ALTHOUGH THEY
WERE ORIGINALLY SHEPHERDS, THE FAMILY SOLD THEIR SHEEP TO BUY THE LAND FROM
THE JEWS.

Dupa anul 1912, regiunea se numea "Surukli", dupa cuvantul de origine turca "suru", care
inseamna "turma de vite", si era detinuta de cinci turci instariti. Acestia vor vinde locul unor
evrei din Tesalonic. Primii greci care s-au asezatin Suroti a fost o familie de vlahi, veniti din
localitatea Vlasti, prefectura de Kozani, anume familia lui Christos Lolas. Fiind crescatori de
vite, acestia si-au vandut turmele si au cumparat locul de la evrei.

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