Polykastano Explained

Polykastano
Name Local:Πολυκάστανο
Type:community
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kozani
Municipality:Voio
Municunit:Tsotyli
Population:64
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:1050
Coordinates:40.2938°N 29.269°W
Postal Code:500 02
Area Code:+30-2468
Licence:ΚΖ

Polykastano (el|Πολυκάστανο, before 1927: Κλεπίστιον – Klepistion),[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 Tsotyli, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 64 inhabitants in the village. According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 250 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Klepistion – Polykastanon. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  3. [Vasil Kanchov|Kanchov, Vasil]