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Polykastano

Coordinates: 40°17.6285′N 21°8.269′E / 40.2938083°N 21.137817°E / 40.2938083; 21.137817
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Polykastano
Πολυκάστανο
Polykastano is located in Greece
Polykastano
Polykastano
Coordinates: 40°17.6285′N 21°8.269′E / 40.2938083°N 21.137817°E / 40.2938083; 21.137817
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityVoio
Municipal unitTsotyli
Elevation
1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
64
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
500 02
Area code(s)+30-2468
Vehicle registrationΚΖ

Polykastano (Greek: Πολυκάστανο, before 1927: Κλεπίστιον – Klepistion),[2] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Tsotyli, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 64 inhabitants in the village.[1] According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov ("Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics"), 250 Greek Christians lived in the village in 1900.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Klepistion – Polykastanon". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, book 2, p. 45. Written as "Клепишъ (Клепеше)". (in Bulgarian)