Asproula Explained

Asproula
Name Local:Ασπρούλα
Type:community
Coordinates:40.335°N 21.2883°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kozani
Municipality:Voio
Municunit:Neapoli
Population As Of:2021
Population:92
Postal Code:50001
Area Code:+30 2468

Asproula (el|Ασπρούλα, before 1927: Βελίστη – Velisti),[1] is a village in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. It is situated at an altitude of 744 meters above sea level. The population was 92 at the 2021 census.

Velisti was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[2] The 1920 Greek census recorded 289 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Velisti were from Asia Minor (1) and Pontus (29) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 281 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 30 (104 people).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Velisti – Asproula. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. 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. el. University of Macedonia. 1 September 2024. 3, 14.
  3. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 25 August 2024. 82.