Polykarpi, Kastoria

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Polykarpi
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Polykarpi
Coordinates: 40°31′17″N21°19′17″E / 40.52139°N 21.32139°E / 40.52139; 21.32139
Country Greece
Geographic region Macedonia
Administrative region Western Macedonia
Regional unit Kastoria
Municipality Kastoria
Municipal unit Makednoi
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Community644
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Polykarpi (Greek : Πολυκάρπη, before 1926: Λίτσιστα – Litsista) [2] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 585 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (20 families) were Muslim in 1923. [3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Litsista were from Asia Minor (26) and 5 from an unidentified location in 1926. [3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 585 village inhabitants. [3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 31 (140 people). [3]

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria. [4] The village Polykarpi had a total of 740 inhabitants, and was populated by 370 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness. [5]

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References

  1. "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: Litsista – Polykarpi". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  4. Alvanos 2005 , p. 518.
  5. 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.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Πολυκάρπη, Πληθυσμός: 740, Σλαυόφωνοι: 370, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"