Olympiada, Kozani Explained

Olympiada
Name Local:Ολυμπιάδα
Type:community
Periph:West Macedonia
Periphunit:Kozani
Municipality:Eordaia
Population:537
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:670
Coordinates:40.57°N 57°W
Postal Code:502 00
Area Code:+30-2463
Licence:ΚΖ

Olympiada (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ολυμπιάδα), known before 1927 as Rakita (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ρακίτα), is a village and a community of the Eordaia municipality.[1] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Ptolemaida, of which it was a municipal district.[1] The 2021 census recorded 537 inhabitants in the village.

History

Olympiada was first mentioned in an Ottoman defter of 1481, the village, then known as Rakita, had forty-five households and produced vines, honey, and swine.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  2. Book: Kravari, Vassiliki . Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale . Réalités byzantines. 2. 1989. Editions P. Lethielleux. Paris. 325 . French . 2-283-60452-4.