Spilaia (Greek: Σπήλαια, before 1928: Ζούζιλτσα – Zouziltsa[2]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Spilaia and Zevgostasi.
Spilaia | |
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  Spilaia | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′16″N 21°10′39″E / 40.40444°N 21.17750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Argos Orestiko |
| Municipal unit | Argos Orestiko |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 27 |
| 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 Spilaia had a total of 256 inhabitants, and was populated by 240 Slavophones without 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: Zouziltsa – Spilaia". 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.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 14 June 2024. "Σπήλαια, Πληθυσμός: 256, Σλαυόφωνοι: 240, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"