Tsakoni, Kastoria Explained

Tsakoni (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Τσάκονη) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece.

The Greek census (1920) recorded 354 people in the village and in 1923 there were 200 inhabitants (or 40 families) who were Muslim. Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, in Tsakoni there were 10 refugee families from Asia Minor and 18 refugee families from Pontus in 1926. The Greek census (1928) recorded 341 village inhabitants. In 1928 there were 26 refugee families (106 people).^[1]

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.^[2] The village Tsakoni had a total of 466 inhabitants, and was populated by 50 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Pelagidis. Efstathios. 1992. Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930). The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930. Ph.D.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 30 March 2022. 76.
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3. 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.. el. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 16 June 2024. 517. "Τσάκονη, Πληθυσμός: 466, Σλαυόφωνοι: 50, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"