Mesolongos Explained

Mesolongos
Name Local:Μεσόλογγος
Type:community
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kozani
Municipality:Voio
Population:11
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:760
Coordinates:40.3289°N 35.73°W
Postal Code:500 01
Area Code:+30-2468
Licence:ΚΖ

Mesolongos (el|Μεσόλογγος, before 1927: Μεσολογγόστι – Mesolongosti),[1] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.[2] Before the 2011 local government reform, it was part of the municipality of Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 11 inhabitants in the village.

Mesolongosti was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 429 people in the village, and 150 inhabitants (26 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Mesolongosti were from Asia Minor (7) and Pontus (22) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 337 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 29 (101 people).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Mesolongosti – Mesolongos. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  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. 82.