Pontini (Greek: Ποντινή, before 1927: Τόριστα – Torista),[2] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ventzio, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 166 residents in the village.[1] The community of Pontini covers an area of 33.573 km2.[4]

Pontini
Ποντινή
Pontini is located in Greece
Pontini
Pontini
Coordinates: 40°4.3′N 21°40.7′E / 40.0717°N 21.6783°E / 40.0717; 21.6783
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitGrevena
MunicipalityGrevena
Municipal unitVentzio
Area
 • Community33.573 km2 (12.963 sq mi)
Elevation
830 m (2,720 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community166
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
511 00
Area code(s)+30-2462
Vehicle registrationPN

Torista was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[5][6] The 1920 Greek census recorded 504 people in the village, and 500 inhabitants (85 families) were Muslim in 1923.[7] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Torista were from Pontus (73) in 1926.[7] The 1928 Greek census recorded 285 village inhabitants.[7] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 75 (280 people).[7]

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Torista – Pontini". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. ^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. ISBN 9780900834899.
  6. ^ 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, 15. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ 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] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 84. Retrieved 26 August 2024.