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
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityNestorio
Elevation
1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Community
  Population86 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationKT

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

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kanchov, Vasil, Macedonia, Ethnography and Statistics, Sofia, 1900, p. 268. Written as "Селско". (in Bulgarian)
  3. ΦΕΚ 413 / 22.11.1926
  4. Δημήτρη Λιθοξόου, Οικισμοί της Καστοριάς που αρχίζουν από Π, last one.
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