Polykarpi, Kastoria
Polykarpi (Greek: Πολυκάρπη, before 1926: Λίτσιστα – Litsista[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
The Greek census (1920) recorded 585 people in the village and in 1923 there were 250 inhabitants (or 20 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in Litsista there were 26 refugee families from Asia Minor and 5 refugee families from an unidentified location in 1926.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 585 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928 there were 31 refugee families (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]
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.
- ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Litsista – Polykarpi". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ 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. 76. Retrieved 30 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.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Πολυκάρπη, Πληθυσμός: 740, Σλαυόφωνοι: 370, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"
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