Verga, Kastoria

Verga
Settlement
Verga
Verga
Verga is located in Greece
Verga
Verga
Coordinates: 40°33′8″N 21°26′46″E / 40.55222°N 21.44611°E / 40.55222; 21.44611
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityKastoria
Municipal unitAgioi Anargyroi
CommunityVasileiada
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
73
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Verga (Greek: Βέργα, before 1926: Μπόεμπιτσα – Boempitsa)[2] is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Vasileiada.

In 1945, Greek Foreign Minister Ioannis Politis ordered the compilation of demographic data regarding the Prefecture of Kastoria.[3] The village Verga had 196 inhabitants, all populated by Slavophones with 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: Boempitsa – Verga". Pandektis. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  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. 515. Retrieved 15 June 2024. "Βέργα, Πληθυσμός: 196, Σλαυόφωνοι: 196, Συνείδησις Βουλγαρική: ναι"