Dispilio

Dispilio
Δισπηλιό
The Neolithic Settlement of Dispilio, on lake Orestiada
The Neolithic Settlement of Dispilio, on lake Orestiada
Dispilio is located in Greece
Dispilio
Dispilio
Coordinates: 40°28′50″N 21°17′15″E / 40.48056°N 21.28750°E / 40.48056; 21.28750
CountryGreece
Geographic region Macedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityKastoria
Municipal unitMakednoi
Elevation
620 m (2,030 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community944
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Dispilio (Greek: Δισπηλιό, before 1926: Δουπιάκοι – Doupiakoi)[2] is a village near Lake Orestiada, in the Kastoria regional unit of Western Macedonia, Greece.[3] Near the village is an archaeological site containing remains of a Neolithic lakeshore settlement that occupied an artificial island.[4]

  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. ^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Doupiakoi – Dispilio". Pandektis. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Δισπηλιό ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ, Δήμος ΚΑΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ | buk.gr". buk.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ James Whitley, "Archaeology in Greece 2003-2004", Archaeological Reports, No. 50 (2003, pp. 1-92), p. 43.