Molocha, Kozani

Community in Greece

Molocha Μολόχα
Community
40°21.752′N 21°21.25′E / 40.362533°N 21.35417°E / 40.362533; 21.35417
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Macedonia
Regional unit	Kozani
Municipality	Voio
Municipal unit	Neapoli
Elevation	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	89
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	500 01
Area code(s)	+30-2468
Vehicle registration	ΚΖ

Molocha (Greek: Μολόχα, before 1927: Γκινόσιον – Gkinosion),^[2] is a village and a community of the Voio municipality.^[3] Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Neapoli, of which it was a municipal district.^[3] The 2021 census recorded 89 inhabitants in the village.^[1]

The 1920 Greek census recorded 249 people in the village, and 250 inhabitants (50 families) were Muslim in 1923.^[4] Following the Greek–Turkish population exchange, Greek refugee families in Gkinosion were from Pontus (73) in 1926.^[4] The 1928 Greek census recorded 226 village inhabitants.^[4] In 1928, the refugee families numbered 72 (240 people).^[4] The village mosque was demolished and the church of Agios Athanasios was constructed at the site.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Institute for Neohellenic Research. "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Gkinosion – Molocha". Pandektis. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Pelagidis, Efstathios (1992). Η αποκατάσταση των προσφύγων στη Δυτική Μακεδονία (1923–1930) [The rehabilitation of refugees in Western Macedonia: 1923–1930] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 82. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ Stavridopoulos, Ioannis (2015). Μνημεία του άλλου: η διαχείριση της οθωμανικής πολιτιστική κληρονομιάς της Μακεδονίας από το 1912 έως σήμερα [Monuments of the other: The management of the Ottoman cultural heritage of Macedonia from 1912 until present] (Ph.D.) (in Greek). University of Ioannina. p. 290. Retrieved 30 August 2024.