Pontini

Community in Greece

Pontini Ποντινή
Community
40°4.3′N 21°40.7′E / 40.0717°N 21.6783°E / 40.0717; 21.6783
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Grevena
Municipality	Grevena
Municipal unit	Ventzio
Area
• Community	33.573 km² (12.963 sq mi)
Elevation	830 m (2,720 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	166
• Density	4.9/km² (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	511 00
Area code(s)	+30-2462
Vehicle registration	PN

Pontini (Greek: Ποντινή, before 1927: Τόριστα – Torista),^[2] is a village and a community of the Grevena municipality. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a part of the municipality of Ventzio, of which it was a municipal district.^[3] The 2021 census recorded 166 residents in the village.^[1] The community of Pontini covers an area of 33.573 km².^[4]

The 1920 Greek census recorded 504 people in the village, and 500 inhabitants (85 families) were Muslim in 1923.^[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Torista were from Pontus (73) in 1926.^[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 285 village inhabitants.^[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 75 (280 people).^[5]

References

^ ^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.
^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Torista – Pontini". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
^ ^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. 84. Retrieved 26 August 2024.