Melissotopos
Melissotopos | |
|---|---|
  Melissotopos | |
| Coordinates: 40°34′41″N 21°23′50″E / 40.57806°N 21.39722°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Agioi Anargyroi |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 286 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Melissotopos (Greek: Μελισσότοπος, before 1927: Χόλιστα – Cholista[2]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Melissotopos and Stavropotamos.
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village Melissotopos had a total of 723 inhabitants, and was populated by 700 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]
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.
- ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Zagoritsani – Melissotopos". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 June 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 14 June 2024. "Μελισσότοπος, Πληθυσμός: 723, Σλαυόφωνοι:700, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"