Spilaia

Community in Macedonia, Greece
40°24′16″N 21°10′39″E / 40.40444°N 21.17750°E / 40.40444; 21.17750CountryGreeceGeographic regionMacedoniaAdministrative regionWestern MacedoniaRegional unitKastoriaMunicipalityArgos OrestikoMunicipal unitArgos OrestikoPopulation
 (2021)[1]
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Spilaia (Greek: Σπήλαια, before 1928: Ζούζιλτσα – Zouziltsa[2]) is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Spilaia and Zevgostasi.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village Spilaia had a total of 256 inhabitants, and was populated by 240 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4]

References

  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. ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Zouziltsa – Spilaia". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
  4. ^ 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.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 14 June 2024. "Σπήλαια, Πληθυσμός: 256, Σλαυόφωνοι: 240, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"
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