Liknades Explained

Liknades
Name Local:Λικνάδες
Type:community
Coordinates:40.3053°N 21.2097°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kozani
Municipality:Voio
Municunit:Tsotyli
Population As Of:2021
Population:29
Postal Code:50002
Area Code:+30 2468

Liknades is a village located in the Voio municipality, situated in western Kozani regional unit, in the Greek region of Western Macedonia.[1] The village is 75 kilometers west of the town of Kozani. The community consists of the villages Liknades and Lefki.

Liknades's elevation is 741 meters above sea level. At the 2021 census the population was 29.

On a hilltop located in the side of the village were discovered the remains of an important ancient settlement of Elimiotis.[2]

Liknades was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[3] In 1923, 160 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in Liknades.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. http://www.ems.gr/analytikos-katalogos-ekdoseon/makedoniki-vivliothiki/070-samsaris.html
  3. 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.
  4. 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. 26 August 2024. 83.