Achladia (Greek: Αχλαδιά, before 1927: Μασγκάν – Masgkan),[2] is a village in Kozani Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Agiasma.
Achladia | |
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Settlement | |
  Achladia | |
| Coordinates: 40°16′32″N 21°11′59″E / 40.27556°N 21.19972°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Tsotyli |
| Community | Agiasma |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 13 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Masgkan was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[3][4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 100 people in the village, and 100 inhabitants (25 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Masgkan were from Pontus (18) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 72 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 18 (65 people).[5]
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: Masgkan – Achladia". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 347. ISBN 9780900834899.
- ^ 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, 13. 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.