Mesolongos (Greek: Μεσόλογγος, before 1927: Μεσολογγόστι – Mesolongosti),[2] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 11 inhabitants in the village.[1]
Mesolongos
Μεσόλογγος | |
|---|---|
  Mesolongos | |
| Coordinates: 40°19.735′N 21°14.73′E / 40.328917°N 21.24550°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Neapoli |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 11 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 01 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2468 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Mesolongosti was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 429 people in the village, and 150 inhabitants (26 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Mesolongosti were from Asia Minor (7) and Pontus (22) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 337 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 29 (101 people).[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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Mesolongosti – Mesolongos". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. 82. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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