Polykeraso (Greek: Πολυκέρασο, before 1926: Τσερέσνιτσα – Tseresnitsa)[2] is a village and a community in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.
Polykeraso | |
|---|---|
  Polykeraso | |
| Country | Greece |
| Geographic region | Macedonia |
| Administrative region | Western Macedonia |
| Regional unit | Kastoria |
| Municipality | Kastoria |
| Municipal unit | Vitsi |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 8 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village Polykeraso had a total of 452 inhabitants, and was populated by 440 Slavophones with a Bulgarian national consciousness.[4] The inhabitants speak the Popole variant of the Kostur dialect.[5]
References
edit- ↑ "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: Tseresnitsa – Polykerason". Pandektis. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ↑ 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 14 June 2024. "Πολυκέρασος, Πληθυσμός: 452, Σλαυόφωνοι: 440, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"
- ↑ Благой Шклифов. Костурският говор, София, 1973, стр. 4, 150-152