Liknades is a village located in the Voio municipality, situated in western Kozani regional unit, in the Greek region of Western Macedonia.[2] The village is 75 kilometers west of the town of Kozani. The community consists of the villages Liknades and Lefki.
Liknades
Λικνάδες | |
|---|---|
  Liknades | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′19″N 21°12′35″E / 40.30528°N 21.20972°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Tsotyli |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 29 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 50002 |
| Area code(s) | +30 2468 |
Liknades's elevation is 741 meters above sea level. At the 2021 census the population was 29.[1]
On a hilltop located in the side of the village were discovered the remains of an important ancient settlement of Elimiotis.[3]
Liknades was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] In 1923, 160 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in Liknades.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ [1] Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of the Roman province of Macedonia (The Department of Western Macedonia today) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1989, p. 125-126. ISBN 960-7265-01-7.
- ^ Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 83. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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