Pontini Explained
| Pontini |
| Name Local: | Ποντινή |
| Type: | community |
| Periph: | Western Macedonia |
| Periphunit: | Grevena |
| Population: | 166 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Area: | 33.573 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0717°N 61.7°W |
| Postal Code: | 511 00 |
| Area Code: | +30-2462 |
| Licence: | PN |
| Elevation: | 830 |
Pontini (before 1927: Τόριστα – Torista)[1] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ventzio, of which it was a municipal district.[2] The 2021 census recorded 166 residents in the village. The community of Pontini covers an area of 33.573 km2.[3]
Torista was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] [5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 504 people in the village, and 500 inhabitants (85 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Torista were from Pontus (73) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 285 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 75 (280 people).[6]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Torista – Pontini. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
- Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
- Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation). National Statistical Service of Greece. el.
- Book: Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E.. History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. 1973. Institute for Balkan Studies. 9780900834899. 348.
- 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, 15.
- 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. 84.
