Pefkos, Kastoria Explained

Pefkos
Name Local:Πεύκος
Coordinates:40.3892°N 20.9536°W
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kastoria
Municipality:Nestorio
Municunit:Nestorio
Community:Nestorio
Population As Of:2021
Population:22
Georegion:Macedonia

Pefkos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πεύκος, before 1928: Τούχουλη – Touchouli[1]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Nestorio.

Touchouli was inhabited by an Albanian speaking population.[2] The Greek census (1920) recorded 334 people in the village and in 1923 there were 50 inhabitants (or 10 families) who were Muslim.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Touchouli – Pefkos. Pandektis. 30 March 2022.
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  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. 28 March 2022. 77.