Koromilia, Kastoria
Koromilia (Greek: Κορομηλιά, before 1928: Σλίβενη - Sliveni[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Koromilia | |
|---|---|
 Ladopotamos river | |
  Koromilia | |
| Coordinates: 40°32′8″N 21°10′56″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Agia Triada |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Rural | 342 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
It is famous in this region for its natural water springs. In the 19th century, Koromilia had an Albanian Muslim population. It was known as Sliveni among the Bulgarians of the surrounding villages.[3]
The Greek census (1920) recorded 430 people in the village and in 1923 there were 460 inhabitants (or 60 families) who were Muslim.[4] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Sliveni there were refugee families from East Thrace (2), Asia Minor (5) and Pontus (74).[4] The Greek census (1928) recorded 315 inhabitants.[4] There were 80 refugee families (337 people) in 1928.[4]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Sliveni – Koromilia". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- Васил Кънчов. „Македония. Етнография и статистика“. София, 1900, стр.265.
- Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923-1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923-1930] (Ph.D.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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