Agios Nikolaos, Kastoria

Agios Nikolaos
Settlement
Agios Nikolaos is located in Greece
Agios Nikolaos
Agios Nikolaos
Coordinates: 40°29′53″N 21°23′45″E / 40.49806°N 21.39583°E / 40.49806; 21.39583
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityKastoria
Municipal unitAgioi Anargyroi
CommunityKorisos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total26
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Agios Nikolaos (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, before 1955: Τσιρίλοβον – Tsirilovon)[2] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Korisos.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village had a total of 139 inhabitants, and was populated by 100 Slavophones without a Bulgarian national consciousness.[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: Tsirilovon – Agios Nikolaos". Pandektis. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ Alvanos 2005, p. 518.
  4. ^ 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.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 517. Retrieved 15 June 2024. "Τσιρίλοβον, Πληθυσμός: 139, Σλαυόφωνοι: 100, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: όχι"