Vronti (Greek: Βροντή, before 1927: Βρόντιζα – Vrontiza),[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 Tsotyli, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 77 inhabitants in the community of Vronti.[1]
Vronti
Βροντή | |
|---|---|
  Vronti | |
| Coordinates: 40°17.596′N 21°17.569′E / 40.293267°N 21.292817°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kozani |
| Municipality | Voio |
| Municipal unit | Tsotyli |
| Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 77 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 500 02 |
| Area code(s) | +30-2468 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΖ |
Vrontiza was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4][5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 472 people in the village, and 470 inhabitants (40 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Vrontiza were from Pontus (50) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 186 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 49 (177 people).[6]
Administrative division
editThe community of Vronti consists of three separate settlements:[1]
- Apidia (population 13 in 2021)
- Lefkadi (population 9)
- Vronti (population 55)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "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: Vrontiza – Vronti". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. 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, 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 30 March 2022.
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