Molocha, Kozani

Coordinates: 40°21.752′N 21°21.25′E / 40.362533°N 21.35417°E / 40.362533; 21.35417
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Molocha
Μολόχα
Molocha is located in Greece
Molocha
Molocha
Coordinates: 40°21.752′N 21°21.25′E / 40.362533°N 21.35417°E / 40.362533; 21.35417
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityVoio
Municipal unitNeapoli
Elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community89
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
500 01
Area code(s)+30-2468
Vehicle registrationΚΖ

Molocha (Greek: Μολόχα, before 1927: Γκινόσιον – Gkinosion),[2] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district.[3] The 2021 census recorded 89 inhabitants in the village.[1]

Gkinosion was populated by Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] The 1920 Greek census recorded 249 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (50 families) were Muslim in 1923.[5] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkinosion were from Pontus (73) in 1926.[5] The 1928 Greek census recorded 226 village inhabitants.[5] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 72 (240 people).[5] The village mosque was demolished and the church of Agios Athanasios was constructed at the site.[6]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkinosion – Molocha". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 13. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ 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. 82. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  6. ^ Stavridopoulos, Ioannis (2015). Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα [Monuments of the other: The management of the Ottoman cultural heritage of Macedonia from 1912 until present] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). University of Ioannina. p. 290. Retrieved 30 August 2024.