Kypseli, Kastoria
Kypseli (Greek: Κυψέλη) is a small mountainous village in the region of Kastoria, northern Greece. According to the 2011 Greek census, the village had 86 inhabitants.
Kypseli
Κυψέλη, Ψέλτσκον | |
|---|---|
  Kypseli | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′16″N 21°01′45″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Nestorio |
| Elevation | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 86 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Vehicle registration | KT |
Demographics & Names
According to the statistics of the Bulgarian geographer Vasil Kanchov, the village had 680 Orthodox Greek inhabitants in 1900.[2] In 1926, the village got renamed from Pseltskon to Kypseli.[3] The majority of the inhabitants of the village moved to Kastoria and Maniakoi in 1970s.[4]
References
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 268. Written as "Селско". (in Bulgarian)
- ΦΕΚ 413 / 22.11.1926
- Δημήτρη Λιθοξόου, Οικισμοί της Καστοριάς που αρχίζουν από Π, last one.
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