Asproula
Asproula (Greek: Ασπρούλα, before 1927: Βελίστη – Velisti), is a village in the Kozani regional unit, Greece. It is situated at an altitude of 744 meters above sea level. The population was 92 at the 2021 census.
Velisti was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades. The 1920 Greek census recorded 289 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Velisti were from Asia Minor (1) and Pontus (29) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 281 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 30 (104 people).
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: Velisti – Asproula". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ 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, 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ 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 25 August 2024.
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