Melanthio (Greek: Μελάνθιο, before 1927: Ζαμπύρδενη - Zampyrdeni;[2]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Melanthio, Niki and Petropoulaki.
Melanthio | |
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  Melanthio | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′45″N 21°7′45″E / 40.39583°N 21.12917°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Argos Orestiko |
| Municipal unit | Argos Orestiko |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 104 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The Greek census (1920) recorded 592 people in the village and in 1923 there were 600 inhabitants (or 70 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Zampyrdeni there were 69 refugee families from Pontus.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 320 village inhabitants.[3] There were 72 refugee families (309 people) in 1928.[3]
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.
- ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Zampyrdeni – Melanthio". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ 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]. didaktorika.gr (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.