Proti, Florina

Proti(Macedonian: Kabasnitza)is a small village in northern Greece, located approximately 5 kilometers from Florina. It is part of the municipality of Florina.

At one time a flourishing community of 500 people whose primary occupation was wheat and tobacco farming, Proti today is a hamlet of more than 200 people who live self-sufficiently. Their lives consist mainly of farming. The hamlet falls within the municipal jurisdiction of Florina.

There is a number of public buildings in the hamlet. The school house, though unused, is in good working order. The local church is in pristine condition, beautifully and impeccably maintained. In the rear of the church is the graveyard - with many stones that are centuries old.

Proti was ravaged during the Second World War. Many of the inhabitants survived. Most residents left in the 1950's and 1960's, in search of a better life, and went to the U.S., Canada, and Australia. These emigrants all spoke the Macedonian language and passed that language on to the children.