Nostimo, Kastoria Explained

Nostimo
Type:community
Coordinates:40.3881°N 21.2042°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kastoria
Municipality:Argos Orestiko
Municunit:Argos Orestiko
Population As Of:2021
Population:73
Georegion:Macedonia

Nostimo (el|Νόστιμο, before 1927: Νιστήμιον – Nistimion,[1] between 1927 and 1928: Κουφοξυλιά – Koufoxylia)[2] is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The Paleontological and Paleobotanical Museum is located in Nostimo.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 498 people in the village, and 170 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Nistimion were from Pontus (9) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 410 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 9 (32 people).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Nistimion – Koufoxylia. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Koufoxylia – Nostimon. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  3. 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.