Melanthio, Kastoria
Melanthio | |
|---|---|
  Melanthio | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′45″N 21°7′45″E / 40.39583°N 21.12917°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Argos Orestiko |
| Municipal unit | Argos Orestiko |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 104 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Melanthio (Greek: Μελάνθιο, before 1927: Ζαμπύρδενη - Zampyrdeni;[2]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Melanthio, Niki and Petropoulaki.
The Greek census (1920) recorded 592 people in the village and in 1923 there were 600 inhabitants (or 70 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Zampyrdeni there were 69 refugee families from Pontus.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 320 village inhabitants.[3] There were 72 refugee families (309 people) in 1928.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Zampyrdeni – Melanthio". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930]. didaktorika.gr (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.