Chionato
It is located in the western part of the regional unit on the northern side of the Ammouda peak at an altitude of 960m. with 114 permanent residents (2021 Greek census) and is 31 km away from the city of Kastoria.
There is a municipal guest house in the settlement, there is a Greek Orthodox church of Saint Nicholas (1922) and a football field named after "Christina Giazitzidou" in honor of the Olympic rower Christina Giazitzidou, who is originally from Chionato.
Demographics
The 1920 Greek census recorded 736 people in the village, and 710 inhabitants (110 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkerliani were from Asia Minor (58) and Pontus (29) in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 326 village inhabitants. n 1928, the refugee families numbered 87 (331 people).
Notable people
- Christina Giazitzidou, Greek rower, originally from Chionato, who won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
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: Gkerliani – Chionato". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Χιονάτο ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΟΥ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Tourist Infrastructure". Municipality of Nestorio (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church, Chionato, Greece". World Orthodox Directory. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ "Εκδήλωση στο Χιονάτο για να τιμηθεί η Ολυμπιονίκης Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου". NewsNowgr.com (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ^ 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. 77. Retrieved 28 March 2022.