Chalara (Greek: Χαλάρα, before 1927: Podovista – Ποδοβίστα)[2] is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Chalara | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′48″N 21°13′57″E / 40.64667°N 21.23250°E | |
Country | Greece |
Geographic region | Macedonia |
Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
Regional unit | Kastoria |
Municipality | Kastoria |
Municipal unit | Korestia |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 9 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village Chalara had a total of 723 inhabitants, and was populated by 700 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]
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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Podovista – Chalara". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
- ^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 14 June 2024. "Χαλάρα, Πληθυσμός: 723, Σλαυόφωνοι: 700, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"