Lithia, Kastoria
Lithia | |
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  Lithia | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′15″N 21°24′36″E / 40.52083°N 21.41000°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Agioi Anargyroi |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 263 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Lithia (Greek: Λιθιά, before 1926: Κομανίτσοβον – Komanitsovon)[2] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
The 1920 Greek census recorded 755 people in the village, and 260 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Komanitsovo were from East Thrace (3) and Pontus (20) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 642 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 21 (76 people).[3]
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[4] The village Lithia had a total of 733 inhabitants, and was populated by 365 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Komanitsovon – Lithia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
- ^ Alvanos, Raymondos (2005). Κοινωνικές συγκρούσεις και πολιτικές συμπεριφορές στην περιοχή της Καστοριάς (1922–1949) [Social conflicts and political behaviors in the area of Kastoria (1922–1949)] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 516. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Λιθιά, Πληθυσμός: 733, Σλαυόφωνοι: 365, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"