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Vronti

Coordinates: 40°17.596′N 21°17.569′E / 40.293267°N 21.292817°E / 40.293267; 21.292817
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Vronti
Βροντή
Vronti is located in Greece
Vronti
Vronti
Coordinates: 40°17.596′N 21°17.569′E / 40.293267°N 21.292817°E / 40.293267; 21.292817
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityVoio
Municipal unitTsotyli
Elevation
765 m (2,510 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
77
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
500 02
Area code(s)+30-2468
Vehicle registrationΚΖ

Vronti (Greek: Βροντή, before 1927: Βρόντιζα – Vrontiza),[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 77 inhabitants in the community of Vronti.[1]

Vrontiza was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4][5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 472 people in the village, and 470 inhabitants (40 families) were Muslim in 1923.[6] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Vrontiza were from Pontus (50) in 1926.[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 186 village inhabitants.[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 49 (177 people).[6]

Administrative division

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The community of Vronti consists of three separate settlements:[1]

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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: Vrontiza – Vronti". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. ISBN 9780900834899.
  5. ^ 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) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ 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. 82. Retrieved 30 March 2022.