Fanos, Florina Explained

Fanos
Name Local:Φανός
Type:community
Coordinates:40.6736°N 21.6017°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Florina
Municipality:Amyntaio
Municunit:Amyntaio
Population As Of:2021
Population:60
Georegion:Macedonia

Fanos (el|Φανός, before 1926: Σπάντσα – Spantsa)[1] is a village in Florina Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 142 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (38 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Spantsa were from East Thrace (4), Asia Minor (1) and the Caucasus (26) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 122 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 32 (101 people).[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Spantsa – Fanos. Pandektis. 30 March 2022.
  2. 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. 30 March 2022. 75.