Kranochori
Settlement
Kranochori is located in Greece
Kranochori
Kranochori
Coordinates: 40°27′27″N 21°5′57″E / 40.45750°N 21.09917°E / 40.45750; 21.09917
CountryGreece
Geographic regionMacedonia
Administrative regionWestern Macedonia
Regional unitKastoria
MunicipalityNestorio
Municipal unitNestorio
CommunityPtelea
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total192
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kranochori (Greek: Κρανοχώρι, before 1928: Δρανίτσι - Dranitsi[2]) is a village in Kastoria Regional Unit, Macedonia, Greece. It is part of the community of Ptelea.

The Greek census (1920) recorded 289 people in the village and in 1923 there were 25 inhabitants (or 4 families) who were Muslim.[3] Following the Greek-Turkish population exchange, in 1926 within Dranitsi there were 6 refugee families from Pontus.[3] The Greek census (1928) recorded 305 village inhabitants.[3] There were 6 refugee families (17 people) in 1928.[3]

References

  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. ^ "Name Changes of Settlements in Greece: Dranitsi – Kranochori". Pandektis. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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.). Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. p. 76. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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