Stavrodromi, Kozani Explained

Stavrodromi
Name Local:Σταυροδρόμι
Type:community
Periph:Western Macedonia
Periphunit:Kozani
Municipality:Voio
Population:42
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:710
Coordinates:40.3065°N 36.5°W
Postal Code:500 02
Area Code:+30-2468
Licence:ΚΖ

Stavrodromi (el|Σταυροδρόμι, before 1928: Πλαζουμίστα – Plazoumista),[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 42 inhabitants in the village.

Plazoumista was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[3] [4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 294 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (60 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Plazoumista were from Pontus (66) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 196 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 66 (233 people).[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Plazoumista – Stavrodromion. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
  2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.
  3. Book: Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E.. History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. 1973. Institute for Balkan Studies. 9780900834899. 347.
  4. 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, 13.
  5. 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. 83.