Kolokythou, Kastoria Explained

Kolokythou
Coordinates:40.5047°N 21.2119°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kastoria
Municipality:Kastoria
Municunit:Mesopotamia
Community:Mesopotamia
Population As Of:2011
Population:744
Georegion:Macedonia

Kolokythou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κολοκυνθού, before 1926: Τίκβενη – Tikveni[1]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Mesopotamia.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[2] The village Kolokythou had a population of 280 inhabitants, all Slavophones with 60 percent having a Bulgarian national consciousness.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Tikveni – Kolokythou. Pandektis. 15 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. 15 June 2024. 517. "Κολοκυνθού, Πληθυσμός: 280, Σλαυόφωνοι: 280 Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι κατά 60%"