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Liknades

Coordinates: 40°18′19″N 21°12′35″E / 40.30528°N 21.20972°E / 40.30528; 21.20972
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Liknades
Λικνάδες
Liknades is located in Greece
Liknades
Liknades
Coordinates: 40°18′19″N 21°12′35″E / 40.30528°N 21.20972°E / 40.30528; 21.20972
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKozani
MunicipalityVoio
Municipal unitTsotyli
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
29
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
50002
Area code(s)+30 2468

Liknades is a village located in the Voio municipality, situated in western Kozani regional unit, in the Greek region of Western Macedonia.[2] The village is 75 kilometers west of the town of Kozani. The community consists of the villages Liknades and Lefki.

Liknades's elevation is 741 meters above sea level. At the 2021 census the population was 29.[1]

On a hilltop located in the side of the village were discovered the remains of an important ancient settlement of Elimiotis.[3]

Liknades was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.[4] In 1923, 160 inhabitants (30 families) were Muslim in Liknades.[5]

References

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  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. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine D. C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of the Roman province of Macedonia (The Department of Western Macedonia today) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1989, p. 125-126. ISBN 960-7265-01-7.
  4. ^ Metoki, Athanasia (2016). Οι ελληνόφωνοι μουσουλμάνοι της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας: η περίπτωση των Βαλαάδων της Κοζάνης και των Γρεβενών [The Greek-speaking Muslims of Western Macedonia: The case of the Vallahades of Kozani and Grevena] (Masters) (in Greek). University of Macedonia. pp. 3, 14. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 83. Retrieved 26 August 2024.