Molocha, Kozani Explained
| Molocha |
| Name Local: | Μολόχα |
| Type: | community |
| Periph: | Western Macedonia |
| Periphunit: | Kozani |
| Municipality: | Voio |
| Population: | 89 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Elevation: | 700 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3625°N 42.25°W |
| Postal Code: | 500 01 |
| Area Code: | +30-2468 |
| Licence: | ΚΖ |
Molocha (el|Μολόχα, before 1927: Γκινόσιον – Gkinosion),[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 89 inhabitants in the village.
Gkinosion was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[3] The 1920 Greek census recorded 249 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (50 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkinosion were from Pontus (73) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 226 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 72 (240 people).[4] The village mosque was demolished and the church of Agios Athanasios was constructed at the site.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkinosion – Molocha. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
- Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
- 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, 13.
- 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.
- Stavridopoulos. Ioannis. 2015. Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα. Monuments of the other: The management of the Ottoman cultural heritage of Macedonia from 1912 until present. Ph.D.. el. University of Ioannina. 30 August 2024. 290.
