Velanidia, Kozani Explained

Velanidia
Name Local:	Βελανιδιά
Type:	community
Periph:	Western Macedonia
Periphunit:	Kozani
Municipality:	Voio
Population:	71
Population As Of:	2021
Elevation:	720
Coordinates:	40.3517°N 40.9°W
Postal Code:	500 01
Area Code:	+30-2468
Licence:	ΚΖ

Velanidia (el|Βελανιδιά, before 1927: Σταρμπάδες – Starmpades),^[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 Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district.^[2] The 2021 census recorded 71 inhabitants in the community of Velanidia.

Administrative division

The community of Velanidia consists of two separate settlements:

• Sterna (population 20 in 2021)
• Velanidia (population 51)

See also

• List of settlements in the Kozani regional unit

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institute for Neohellenic Research. Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Starmpades – Velanidia. Pandektis. 23 August 2024.
2. Web site: ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities. el. Government Gazette.