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Melanthio, Kastoria

Coordinates: 40°23′45″N 21°7′45″E / 40.39583°N 21.12917°E / 40.39583; 21.12917
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Melanthio
Melanthio is located in Greece
Melanthio
Melanthio
Coordinates: 40°23′45″N 21°7′45″E / 40.39583°N 21.12917°E / 40.39583; 21.12917
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityArgos Orestiko
Municipal unitArgos Orestiko
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community104
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Melanthio (Greek: Μελάνθιο, before 1927: Ζαμπύρδενη – Zampyrdeni)[2] is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Melanthio, Niki and Petropoulaki.

The 1920 Greek census recorded 592 people in the village, and 600 inhabitants (70 families) were Muslim in 1923.[3] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Zampyrdeni were from Pontus (69) in 1926.[3] The 1928 Greek census recorded 320 village inhabitants.[3] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 72 (309 people).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "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: Zampyrdeni – Melanthio". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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]. didaktorika.gr (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.