Tsotyli

Tsotyli (Greek: Τσοτύλι, also Τσοτίλι - Tsotili) is a village and former municipality currently part of the Voio municipality. Prior to 2011 local government reforms, it was the seat of the municipality of Tsotyli.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 330.269 km², the community 25.658 km².^[3] The 2021 census recorded 1,453 residents in the village, and 2,619 residents in the municipal unit of Tsotyli.^[1] It is a notable western Greek area, in part for its ancient housing estate (oikotrofeio). The community consists of the villages Tsotyli, Rokastro and the former village Nea Sparti.

Tsotyli Τσοτύλι
Municipal unit
Tsotyli Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 40°15.745′N 21°19.5′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Western Macedonia
Regional unit	Kozani
Municipality	Voio
Area
• Municipal unit	325.19 km2 (125.56 sq mi)
• Community	25.658 km2 (9.907 sq mi)
Elevation	840 m (2,760 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	2,619
• Municipal unit density	8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
• Community	1,453
• Community density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	500 02
Area code(s)	+30-2468
Vehicle registration	KZ

Tsotyli was a mixed village and a part of its population were Greek speaking Muslim Vallahades.^[4][5] The 1920 Greek census recorded 959 people in the village, and 400 inhabitants (100 families) were Muslim in 1923.^[6] Historian Apostolos Vakalopoulos wrote Tsotyli had 40 Christian families and 150 Vallahades families.^[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Tsotyli were from East Thrace (5), Asia Minor (17) and Pontus (64) in 1926.^[6] The 1928 Greek census recorded 852 village inhabitants.^[6] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 86 (339 people).^[6]

See also

• List of settlements in the Kozani regional unit

References

1. "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. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. Vakalopoulos, Apostolos E. (1973). History of Macedonia, 1354–1833. Institute for Balkan Studies. p. 348. ISBN 9780900834899.
5. 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.
6. 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.