Mesovracho Explained

Mesovracho
Coordinates:40.4658°N 20.9878°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kastoria
Municipality:Nestorio
Municunit:Akrites
Community:Dipotamia
Population As Of:2021
Population:3
Georegion:Macedonia

Mesovracho (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μεσόβραχο, before 1927: Ζέλεγκραδ – Zelegkrad[1]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Western Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Dipotamia.

The Greek census (1920) recorded 260 people in the village and in 1923 there were 230 inhabitants (or 40 families) who were Muslim. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in Zelegkrad there were 18 refugee families from Pontus in 1926. The Greek census (1928) recorded 93 village inhabitants. In 1928 there were 18 refugee families (72 people) .[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Zelegkrad – Mesovracho. 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. 28 March 2022. 76.