Vronti Explained

Vronti
Name Local:	Βροντή
Type:	community
Periph:	Western Macedonia
Periphunit:	Kozani
Municipality:	Voio
Population:	77
Population As Of:	2021
Elevation:	765
Coordinates:	40.2933°N 38.569°W
Postal Code:	500 02
Area Code:	+30-2468
Licence:	ΚΖ

Vronti (el|Βροντή, before 1927: Βρόντιζα – Vrontiza),^[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 77 inhabitants in the community of Vronti.

Vrontiza was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.^{[3] [4]} The 1920 Greek census recorded 472 people in the village, and 470 inhabitants (40 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Vrontiza were from Pontus (50) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 186 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 49 (177 people).^[5]

Administrative division

The community of Vronti consists of three separate settlements:

• Apidia (population 13 in 2021)
• Lefkadi (population 9)
• Vronti (population 55)

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: Vrontiza – Vronti. 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. 348.
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, 14.
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. 30 March 2022. 82.