Polykarpi, Kastoria
Polykarpi (Greek: Πολυκάρπη, before 1926: Λίτσιστα – Litsista) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
The 1920 Greek census recorded 585 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (20 families) were Muslim in 1923. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Litsista were from Asia Minor (26) and 5 from an unidentified location in 1926. The 1928 Greek census recorded 585 village inhabitants. In 1928, the refugee families numbered 31 (140 people).
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria. The village Polykarpi had a total of 740 inhabitants, and was populated by 370 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.
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: Litsista – Polykarpi". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ 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. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
- ^ 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.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Πολυκάρπη, Πληθυσμός: 740, Σλαυόφωνοι: 370, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"