Vyssinia
Community in Macedonia, Greece
40°37′12″N 21°20′19.12″E / 40.62000°N 21.3386444°E / 40.62000; 21.3386444 (2021)[1]
Vyssinia (Greek: Βυσσινιά, before 1926: Βύσανη – Vysani[2]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The Vyssinia had a total of 664 inhabitants, and was populated by 650 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]
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: Vysani – Vyssinia". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ 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. 515. Retrieved 14 June 2024. "Βυσσινιά, Πληθυσμός: 664, Σλαυόφωνοι: 650, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Kastoria
- Metamorfosi
- Oxya
- Polykeraso
- Sidirochori
- Toichio
- Vyssinia