Agios Nikolaos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, before 1955: Τσιρίλοβον – Tsirilovon[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Korisos.
Agios Nikolaos | |
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Settlement | |
  Agios Nikolaos | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′53″N 21°23′45″E / 40.49806°N 21.39583°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Agioi Anargyroi |
| Community | Korisos |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 22 |
| 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 had a total of 139 inhabitants, and was populated by 100 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tsirilovon – Agios Nikolaos". Pandektis. Retrieved 15 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.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 15 June 2024. "Τσιρίλοβον, Πληθυσμός: 139, Σλαυόφωνοι: 100, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"