Vyssinia
Vyssinia (Greek: Βυσσινιά, before 1926: Βύσανη – Vysani[2]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Vyssinia | |
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Vyssinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′12″N 21°20′19.12″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Vitsi |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 97 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The Vyssinia had a total of 664 inhabitants, and was populated by 650 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]
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: Vysani – Vyssinia". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- 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. 515. Retrieved 14 June 2024. "Βυσσινιά, Πληθυσμός: 664, Σλαυόφωνοι: 650, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"
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