Melanthio, Kastoria
Melanthio (Greek: Μελάνθιο, before 1927: Ζαμπύρδενη - Zampyrdeni;[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Melanthio | |
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  Melanthio | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′45″N 21°7′45″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Orestida |
| Municipal unit | Argos Orestiko |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 88 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The Greek census (1920) recorded 592 people in the village and in 1923 there were 600 inhabitants (or 70 families) who were Muslim(Mostly Albanians).[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Zampyrdeni there were 69 refugee families from Pontus.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 320 village inhabitants.[3] There were 72 refugee families (309 people) in 1928.[3]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Zampyrdeni – Melanthio". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930]. didaktorika.gr (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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