Kranochori
Kranochori (Greek: Κρανοχώρι, before 1928: Δρανίτσι - Dranitsi[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Ptelea.
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Settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 21°5′57″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Nestorio |
| Municipal unit | Nestorio |
| Community | Ptelea |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 192 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The Greek census (1920) recorded 289 people in the village and in 1923 there were 25 inhabitants (or 4 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Dranitsi there were 6 refugee families from Pontus.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 305 village inhabitants.[3] There were 6 refugee families (17 people) in 1928.[3]
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[4] The village Kranochori had a total of 377 inhabitants, and was populated by 320 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[5]
References
- "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.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Dranitsi – Kranochori". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923-1930] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 28 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.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Κρανοχώριον, Πληθυσμός: 377, Σλαυόφωνοι: 320, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"