Anthotopos, Kozani

Coordinates: 40°20′10″N 21°40′21″E / 40.33611°N 21.67250°E / 40.33611; 21.67250
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Anthotopos
Ανθότοπος
Anthotopos is located in Greece
Anthotopos
Anthotopos
Coordinates: 40°20′10″N 21°40′21″E / 40.33611°N 21.67250°E / 40.33611; 21.67250
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityKozani
Municipal unitKozani
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community136
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
50150
Area code(s)+30-2461

Anthotopos (Greek: Ανθότοπος) is a village in the municipality of Kozani, Kozani regional unit, Greece. It is situated at an altitude of 758 meters above sea level. The population was 136 at the 2021 census.[1]

History[edit]

During the Ottoman Era the village was known as Kalburcular (Καλπουρτζιλάρ). However it was renamed to Koskinia (Κοσκινιά) in 1927.[2] Later in 1961 it was renamed to Anthotopos.[3]

According to the statistics of Bulgarian ethnographer Vasil Kanchov from 1900, 200 inhabitants lived in Kalburcular (Калбуджиларъ) all Muslim Turks.[4]

The village had a mosque in the past during the Ottoman Era. After the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange, the mosque was used as a church until 1950, when it was demolished.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Πανδέκτης: Kalpourtzilar -- Koskinia". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  3. ^ "Πανδέκτης: Koskinia -- Anthotopos". pandektis.ekt.gr. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  4. ^ Vasil Kanchov. "Macedonia. "Ethnography and statistics." Sofia, 1900, p. 271
  5. ^ Σταυριδόπουλος, Ιωάννης (2015-11-01). Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα (Thesis) (in Greek). Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, Σχολή Φιλοσοφική, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας. p. 291. doi:10.12681/eadd/43568.