Kranochori
Settlement in Macedonia, Greece
40°27′27″N 21°5′57″E / 40.45750°N 21.09917°E / 40.45750; 21.09917 (2021)[1]
Kranochori (Greek: Κρανοχώρι, before 1928: Δρανίτσι - Dranitsi[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Ptelea.
The Greek census (1920) recorded 289 people in the village and in 1923 there were 25 inhabitants (or 4 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Dranitsi there were 6 refugee families from Pontus.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 305 village inhabitants.[3] There were 6 refugee families (17 people) in 1928.[3]
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[4] The village Kranochori had a total of 377 inhabitants, and was populated by 320 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[5]
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.
- ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Dranitsi – Kranochori". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ 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.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 28 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.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 16 June 2024. "Κρανοχώριον, Πληθυσμός: 377, Σλαυόφωνοι: 320, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"
