Neapoli, Kozani

Municipal unit in Greece
Neapoli
Νεάπολη
40°18′N 21°24′E / 40.300°N 21.400°E / 40.300; 21.400
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityVoio
Area
 • Municipal unit238.227 km2 (91.980 sq mi)
 • Community22.001 km2 (8.495 sq mi)
Elevation
669 m (2,195 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,246
 • Municipal unit density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
 • Community
2,063
 • Community density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
500 01
Area code(s)24680
Vehicle registrationKZ

Neapoli (Greek: Νεάπολη, before 1928: Λειψίστα – Leipsista),[2][3][4] is a town in the Kozani regional unit of West Macedonia in northern Greece. A former municipality, it has been a municipal unit of Voio since the 2011 local government reform.[5] The municipal unit has an area of 238.277 km2, the community 22.001 km2.[6] The municipal unit has a population of 3,246 while the community has 2,063 inhabitants (2021).[1] The community consists of the town Neapoli and village Melidoni.

History

In antiquity, the city was known as Palladium. Under Ottoman rule, the town was known as Nasliç (ناسليچ) in Turkish.[7][3] In Greek, the form Anaselitsa (Ανασελίτσα), derived from a nearby village Seltsa (modern Eratyra) was also used for the town and the wider area until the late 1920s.[8][9] It had a large population of Greek Muslims referred to by locals as Vallahades.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 1401 people in the town, and 250 inhabitants (130 families) were Muslim in 1923.[10] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Leipsista were from East Thrace (3), Asia Minor (142), Pontus (85) and the Caucasus (8) in 1926.[10] The 1928 Greek census recorded 1592 town inhabitants.[10] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 239 (978 people).[10] The town mosque was destroyed and some remnants of its masonry were incorporated in the foundations of the Financial Tax Office building.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "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: Leipsista – Neapolis". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Krüger, Eberhard (1984). Die Siedlungsnamen Griechisch-Mazedoniens nach amtlichen Verzeichnissen und Kartenwerken [The settlement names of Greek Macedonia according to official indexes and maps]. Klaus Schwarz Verlag. p. 386. ISBN 9783112400661.
  4. ^ Kravari, Vassiliki (1989). Villes et villages de Macédoine occidentale. Paris: Editions P. Lethielleux. p. 291. ISBN 9782283604526.
  5. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  6. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  7. ^ Hanioğlu, M. Șükrü (2001). Preparation for a Revolution: The Young Turks, 1902-1908. Oxford University Press. p. 229. ISBN 9780199771110.
  8. ^ Katsikas, Stefanos (2012). "Hostage minority: The Muslims of Greece (1923–45)". In Fortna, Benjamin C.; Katsikas, Stefanos; Kamouzis, Dimitris; Konortas, Paraskevas (eds.). State-Nationalisms in the Ottoman Empire, Greece and Turkey: Orthodox and Muslims, 1830-1945. Routledge. p. 50. ISBN 9781136220524.
  9. ^ Kyratsou, Chrysi; Sotiraki, Katerina; Brkljačic, Marko; Prezotto, Joseane (2021). "'Naming the Baby': Music and boundary identities in Zoupanokhoria". Anthropology of East Europe Review. 38 (1): 97.
  10. ^ 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 26 August 2024.
  11. ^ Stavridopoulos, Ioannis (2015). Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα [Monuments of the other: The management of the Ottoman cultural heritage of Macedonia from 1912 until present] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). University of Ioannina. pp. 288, 386. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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