Gavros, Kastoria Explained

Gavros
Type:community
Coordinates:40.627°N 21.1901°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kastoria
Municipality:Kastoria
Municunit:Korestia
Population As Of:2021
Population:302
Georegion:Macedonia

Gavros (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γάβρος, before 1926: Γάβρεσι – Gavresi[1]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Gavros and Neos Oikismos.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[2] The village Gavros had a total of 355 inhabitants, and was populated by 340 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gavresi – Gavros. Pandektis. 14 June 2024.
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  3. 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.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 14 June 2024. 515. "Γάβρος, Πληθυσμός: 355, Σλαυόφωνοι: 340, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"